Trips from Craghead, starting with Beamish Museum
Beamish Museum sees about 350K visitors a year. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum, a theme park and an attraction, among others. For a longer trip, Durham Castle lies 10 km away.
Where to start near Craghead
Once you have seen Beamish Museum, try a theme park and an attraction.
MuseumBeamish Museum3.3 km outside town, to the north · 350K visitors a yearTheme parkTheme parkHolmside Park1.4 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionTiny Tim2.7 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Just outside town, most of the 3 sit to the north.
The dashed line is Craghead’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Between them they are a museum, a theme park and an attraction.
Green: inside Craghead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Craghead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Craghead →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Most famous of the 12 is Durham Castle, 10 km from the centre.
CastleDurham Castle10 km southeast
CathedralDurham Cathedral11 km southeast
MuseumTurbinia13 km north
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral14 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey20 km east
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle14 km north
CastleLumley Castle7.4 km east
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral13 km north
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock15 km north · 638K visitors a year
MuseumCentre for Life13 km north · 225K visitors a year
Art galleryBALTIC Centre14 km north
Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle18 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Craghead (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.
Seeing Craghead: your questions
What is there to see near Craghead?
No attraction is mapped inside Craghead itself. Within 5 km of it are Beamish Museum, Holmside Park and Tiny Tim.
Does Craghead have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Craghead: Beamish Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Craghead?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 20 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Craghead?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (10 km), Durham Cathedral (11 km), Turbinia (13 km), Newcastle Cathedral (14 km).
Where are Craghead’s historic buildings listed?
Craghead has 1 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 Craghead 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 (13)
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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