Close to Easington: Apollo Pavilion and more
From Easington, the big name within reach is Durham Castle, 15 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in an attraction and a museum.
Around Easington: where to begin
After Apollo Pavilion, look out for a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Furthest from the centre is East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre, 5.9 km away.
The dashed line is Easington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
The places here are an attraction and a museum.
Green: inside Easington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Easington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Easington →
Names further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Durham Castle, at 15 km.
CastleDurham Castle15 km west
CathedralDurham Cathedral15 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey14 km north
MuseumBeamish Museum23 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia27 km northwest
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral27 km northwest
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle27 km northwest
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum25 km north
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee14 km southeast
CastleLumley Castle16 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageHylton Castle17 km northwest
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon26 km southwest · 94K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Easington (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.
Visiting Easington: questions
What is there to see near Easington?
No attraction is mapped inside Easington itself. Within 5 km of it are Apollo Pavilion and East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre.
Does Easington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Easington: East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Easington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 14 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Easington?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (15 km), Durham Cathedral (15 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (14 km), Beamish Museum (23 km).
Where are Easington’s historic buildings listed?
Easington has 6 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. 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 Easington 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 (12)
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: 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
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylton Castle: Craigy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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