Leave Croxdale for Durham Castle, 5.5 km away
Croxdale and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral. No place to visit is mapped inside Croxdale’s built-up area; 8 are within 5 km of its edge. A typical year brings about 19K visitors to Oriental Museum. If you have a day, head to Beamish Museum, 18 km away.
Just outside Croxdale, the best known
After Durham Castle, look out for 2 museums, a cathedral and a castle.
CastleDurham Castle4.6 km outside town, to the north
CathedralDurham Cathedral4.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumOriental Museum3.3 km outside town, to the north · 19K visitors a year
CastleBrancepeth Castle4.2 km outside town, to the west
GardenDurham University Botanic Garden3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumDurham Museum4.4 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.
Places on the map
On the map, most of the 8 sit to the north.
The dashed line is Croxdale’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Count 4 museums or galleries and 3 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Croxdale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
8 places make the list, every one 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 Croxdale’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Croxdale →
Day trips
Of the 12 day trips, Beamish Museum (18 km) is the best known.
MuseumBeamish Museum18 km north · 350K visitors a year
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle8.7 km southwest
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon12 km south · 94K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey25 km northeast
MuseumTurbinia27 km north
CastleRaby Castle21 km southwest
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral27 km north
CastleLumley Castle14 km north
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle27 km north
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds30 km southwest
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock28 km north · 638K visitors a year
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral27 km northPlaces well known beyond Croxdale (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.
Croxdale: questions and answers
What is there to see near Croxdale?
No attraction is mapped inside Croxdale itself. Within 5 km of it are Durham Castle, Durham Cathedral, Oriental Museum and Brancepeth Castle.
Does Croxdale have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Croxdale: Oriental Museum, Durham Museum, Durham Mining Museum and The Story.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Croxdale?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 8.7 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Croxdale?
Within 40 km: Beamish Museum (18 km), Auckland Castle (8.7 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (12 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (25 km).
Where are Croxdale’s historic buildings listed?
Croxdale 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 Croxdale 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 (18)
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham University Botanic Garden: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Museum: User:Jungpionier (assumed), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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