Out from High Shincliffe: Durham Castle and more
None of our places to visit is inside High Shincliffe’s built-up area; 7 are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 3 museums, a castle and a cathedral. A typical year brings about 19K visitors to Oriental Museum. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. Beyond the town, Beamish Museum sits 17 km away.
Where to start near High Shincliffe
Then come 2 museums, a cathedral and a garden, behind Durham Castle.
CastleDurham Castle2.8 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralDurham Cathedral2.6 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumOriental Museum2.4 km outside town, to the northwest · 19K visitors a year
GardenDurham University Botanic Garden2 km outside town, to the west
MuseumDurham Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttraction · National TrustCrook Hall Gardens3.3 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.
How they lie
The 7 outside town cluster to the northwest.
The dashed line is High Shincliffe’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 types of place
Museums or galleries number 3, castles or historic places 2.
Green: inside High Shincliffe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Crook Hall Gardens).
All the places to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 7 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Beamish Museum, 17 km off.
MuseumBeamish Museum17 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey21 km northeast
MuseumTurbinia25 km north
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon16 km south · 94K visitors a year
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle13 km southwest
CastleLumley Castle11 km north
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral25 km north
CastleBrancepeth Castle7.7 km west
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle24 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFinchale Priory7.2 km north
CastleRaby Castle25 km southwest
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock26 km north · 638K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond High Shincliffe (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.
Asked about places to visit in High Shincliffe
What is there to see near High Shincliffe?
No attraction is mapped inside High Shincliffe itself. Within 5 km of it are Durham Castle, Durham Cathedral, Oriental Museum and Durham University Botanic Garden.
Does High Shincliffe have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of High Shincliffe: Oriental Museum, Durham Museum and The Story.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near High Shincliffe?
Yes. In or within 5 km of High Shincliffe, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Crook Hall Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near High Shincliffe?
Within 40 km: Beamish Museum (17 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (21 km), Turbinia (25 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (16 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 High Shincliffe 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 (17)
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham University Botanic Garden: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Museum: User:Jungpionier (assumed), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, 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
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, 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
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Finchale Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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