Near Burnopfield: Beamish Museum and other places to visit
Beamish Museum sees about 350K visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Burnopfield’s built-up area; the 6 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a museum, a heritage railway and a historic house. 2 of them are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. Allow a day for Hadrian's Wall, 38 km off.
Where to start near Burnopfield
Close behind Beamish Museum are a heritage railway, a historic house and a castle.
MuseumBeamish Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southeast · 350K visitors a year
Heritage railwayTanfield Railway3.2 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · National TrustGibside1.5 km outside town, to the north
CastleHamsterley Hall2.1 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageDerwentcote Steel Furnace3.1 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenBirkheads Secret Gardens4.3 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The list reaches out to Beamish Museum, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is Burnopfield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The places here are a museum, a heritage railway and a historic house.
Green: inside Burnopfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Gibside and Derwentcote Steel Furnace).
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Burnopfield itself; these 6 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Burnopfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burnopfield →
For a day out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Hadrian's Wall, 38 km away.
CastleDurham Castle18 km southeast
CathedralDurham Cathedral18 km southeast
MuseumTurbinia10 km northeast
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral11 km northeast
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle11 km northeast
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral10 km northeast
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock12 km northeast · 638K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle10 km northwest
MuseumCentre for Life10 km northeast · 225K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey23 km east
Art galleryBALTIC Centre11 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Burnopfield (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions about Burnopfield’s attractions
What is there to see near Burnopfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Burnopfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Beamish Museum, Tanfield Railway, Gibside and Hamsterley Hall.
Does Burnopfield have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Burnopfield: Beamish Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Burnopfield?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Burnopfield, 2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Gibside and Derwentcote Steel Furnace).
What are the best-known days out near Burnopfield?
Within 40 km: Hadrian's Wall (38 km), Durham Castle (18 km), Durham Cathedral (18 km), Turbinia (10 km).
Where are Burnopfield’s historic buildings listed?
Burnopfield has 7 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Burnopfield when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (15)
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanfield Railway: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gibside: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamsterley Hall: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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