Places to visit around Evenwood, from Raby Castle
The best-known day out from Evenwood is Durham Castle, 21 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Evenwood’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
Around Evenwood: where to begin
Next to Raby Castle, the best known is a castle.
CastleRaby Castle3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleWitton Castle4.6 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.
Where each one is
Furthest from the centre is Witton Castle, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Evenwood’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
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside Evenwood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further away
Worth the drive, Durham Castle (21 km) is first of the 12.
CastleDurham Castle21 km northeast
CathedralDurham Cathedral21 km northeast
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon8.4 km east · 94K visitors a year
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle7.8 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds14 km southwest
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum13 km southwest
MuseumBeamish Museum30 km north · 350K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia40 km north
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle25 km south
CastleWalworth Castle10 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageEgglestone Abbey14 km southwest
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral40 km northPlaces well known beyond Evenwood (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.
Planning a visit to Evenwood
What is there to see near Evenwood?
No attraction is mapped inside Evenwood itself. Within 5 km of it are Raby Castle and Witton Castle.
Does Evenwood have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Evenwood.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Evenwood?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 7.8 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Evenwood?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (21 km), Durham Cathedral (21 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (8.4 km), Auckland Castle (7.8 km).
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 Evenwood 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)
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walworth Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egglestone Abbey: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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