Close to Esh Winning: Brancepeth Castle and more
With nothing inside Esh Winning’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle, an attraction and a theme park. Durham Castle is worth a day, 8.7 km from the centre.
The names to know near Esh Winning
Once you have seen Brancepeth Castle, try an attraction, a theme park and a zoo.
CastleBrancepeth Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionUshaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkDiggerland3.2 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooPotter's Tropical Village3.3 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Most of the 4 close by lie to the northeast.
The dashed line is Esh Winning’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
The places here are a castle, an attraction and a theme park.
Green: inside Esh Winning. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Esh Winning’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Esh Winning →
The wider area
Head 8.7 km out for Durham Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleDurham Castle8.7 km east
CathedralDurham Cathedral8.7 km east
MuseumBeamish Museum13 km north · 350K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia23 km north
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle12 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey27 km northeast
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon17 km south · 94K visitors a year
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral23 km north
MuseumOriental Museum8.4 km east · 19K visitors a year
CastleRaby Castle21 km south
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle23 km north
CastleLumley Castle14 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Esh Winning (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.
Quick answers on Esh Winning
What is there to see near Esh Winning?
No attraction is mapped inside Esh Winning itself. Within 5 km of it are Brancepeth Castle, Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens, Diggerland and Potter's Tropical Village.
Does Esh Winning have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Esh Winning.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Esh Winning?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 12 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Esh Winning?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (8.7 km), Durham Cathedral (8.7 km), Beamish Museum (13 km), Turbinia (23 km).
Where are Esh Winning’s historic buildings listed?
Esh Winning has 2 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 Esh Winning 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 (14)
- Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diggerland: Roger Smith, 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
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, 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
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