Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon
Railway museum, transport museum, collection museum, children's museum, open-air museum in Shildon, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Heighington
Photo: Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon, Hugh Mortimer (CC BY-SA 2.0)Places to visit around Heighington, from Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Heighington’s built-up area. They include 2 museums and a castle. Each year, some 94K people go to Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon. At 20 km, Durham Castle is worth the journey.
In Heighington
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Heighington
The list goes on from Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon to a castle and a museum.
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon2.9 km outside town, to the north · 94K visitors a year
CastleWalworth Castle4.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumAycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society2.7 km outside town, to the eastEach 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 map view
The outermost point is Walworth Castle, at 4.5 km.
The dashed line is Heighington’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
What sort of places
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Heighington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All 3 on the list
Here are the 3 places within 5 km of its edge.
Walworth Castle
Grade I listed English country house in Walworth, Darlington, County Durham , England, UK.
Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society
Museum in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
44 listed buildings are on Heighington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Heighington →
Big names nearby
Trips out
Durham Castle (20 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastleDurham Castle20 km north
CathedralDurham Cathedral20 km north
CastleRaby Castle12 km west
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle8.7 km north
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds21 km west
MuseumBeamish Museum32 km north · 350K visitors a year
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum20 km west
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle23 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey39 km northeast
CastleWitton Castle12 km northwest
Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp12 km southwestCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle37 km southPlaces well known beyond Heighington (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 Heighington
What is there to see near Heighington?
No attraction is mapped inside Heighington itself. Within 5 km of it are Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon, Walworth Castle and Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
Does Heighington have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Heighington: Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon and Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Heighington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 8.7 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Heighington?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (20 km), Durham Cathedral (20 km), Raby Castle (12 km), Auckland Castle (8.7 km).
Where are Heighington’s historic buildings listed?
Heighington has 44 listed buildings, 1 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 Heighington 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)
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walworth 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
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Witton Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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