Places to visit around Hamsterley, from Witton Castle
The best-known day out from Hamsterley is Durham Castle, 19 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Hamsterley’s built-up area. Look for a castle and an attraction.
The names to know near Hamsterley
Following Witton Castle is an attraction.
CastleWitton Castle3.1 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionHarperley Camp (WW2 POW camp)4.4 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.
How they lie
Furthest out is Harperley Camp (WW2 POW camp), at 4.6 km.
The dashed line is Hamsterley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
The list holds a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Hamsterley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Hamsterley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hamsterley →
Day trips from Hamsterley
Start with Durham Castle, 19 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleDurham Castle19 km northeast
CathedralDurham Cathedral19 km northeast
CastleRaby Castle9.3 km south
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle9.6 km east
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds16 km southwest
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon13 km southeast · 94K visitors a year
MuseumBeamish Museum26 km northeast · 350K visitors a year
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum16 km southwest
MuseumTurbinia35 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey39 km northeast
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral36 km north
CastleBrancepeth Castle13 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Hamsterley (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 Hamsterley: the answers
What is there to see near Hamsterley?
No attraction is mapped inside Hamsterley itself. Within 5 km of it are Witton Castle and Harperley Camp (WW2 POW camp).
Does Hamsterley have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hamsterley.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hamsterley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 9.6 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Hamsterley?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (19 km), Durham Cathedral (19 km), Raby Castle (9.3 km), Auckland Castle (9.6 km).
Where are Hamsterley’s historic buildings listed?
Hamsterley has 17 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 Hamsterley 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 (13)
- 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
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, 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
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brancepeth Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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