Places to visit near Crook: Witton Castle & more
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Crook’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle, a historic site and an attraction. If you have a day, head to Durham Castle, 13 km away.
Leading the list near Crook
Witton Castle aside, the next best known are a historic site and an attraction.
CastleWitton Castle3.9 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteBinchester Roman Fort4.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionHarperley Camp (WW2 POW camp)2 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
The farthest of them, Binchester Roman Fort, is 6 km out.
The dashed line is Crook’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Crook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
These 3 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Crook’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Crook →
Beyond the town
Durham Castle, 13 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CastleDurham Castle13 km northeast
CathedralDurham Cathedral13 km northeast
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle7 km southeast
MuseumBeamish Museum20 km north · 350K visitors a year
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon12 km southeast · 94K visitors a year
CastleRaby Castle14 km south
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds22 km southwest
MuseumTurbinia30 km north
CastleBrancepeth Castle6.6 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey33 km northeast
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum22 km southwest
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral30 km northPlaces well known beyond Crook (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.
What visitors ask about Crook
What is there to see near Crook?
No attraction is mapped inside Crook itself. Within 5 km of it are Witton Castle, Binchester Roman Fort and Harperley Camp (WW2 POW camp).
Does Crook have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Crook.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Crook?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 7 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Crook?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (13 km), Durham Cathedral (13 km), Auckland Castle (7 km), Beamish Museum (20 km).
Where are Crook’s historic buildings listed?
Crook has 5 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 Crook 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)
- Witton Castle: Hugh Mortimer, 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
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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