Hartlepool Art Gallery
Art gallery in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Greatham
Photo: Durham Castle, Carla Brain (CC BY-SA 2.0)Leave Greatham for Hartlepool Art Gallery, 5.2 km away
A day out from Greatham leads to Durham Castle, 26 km away. With nothing inside Greatham’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are an art gallery and an attraction.
In Greatham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Greatham
Hartlepool Art Gallery aside, the next best known is an attraction.
Art galleryArt galleryHartlepool Art Gallery4.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionThe Pottery Loft4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
The layout
Hartlepool Art Gallery marks the outer edge, 5.2 km away.
The dashed line is Greatham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The list by type
The places here are an art gallery and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 art gallery0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Greatham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings are on Greatham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Greatham →
Big names nearby
Bigger names, a drive away
Of the 12 day trips, Durham Castle (26 km) is the best known.
CastleDurham Castle26 km northwest
CathedralDurham Cathedral26 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee5.7 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey31 km north
Art galleryMiddlesbrough Institute of Modern Art7.5 km south
CathedralMiddlesbrough Cathedral13 km south
MuseumBeamish Museum38 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon26 km west · 94K visitors a year
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle28 km west
CastleRaby Castle37 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGisborough Priory17 km southeast
CastleLumley Castle31 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Greatham (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.
Good to know in Greatham
What is there to see near Greatham?
No attraction is mapped inside Greatham itself. Within 5 km of it are Hartlepool Art Gallery and The Pottery Loft.
Does Greatham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Greatham: Hartlepool Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Greatham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 31 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Greatham?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (26 km), Durham Cathedral (26 km), HMS Trincomalee (5.7 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (31 km).
Where are Greatham’s historic buildings listed?
Greatham has 16 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 Greatham 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
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art: Francis Hannaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middlesbrough Cathedral: MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, 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
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gisborough Priory: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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