Preston Hall
English country house in Preston-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Longnewton
Photo: Preston Hall, Hugh Mortimer (CC BY-SA 2.0)What to see from Longnewton: Preston Hall first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Longnewton’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a historic house, a museum and a zoo. Further afield lies Durham Castle, at 28 km.
In Longnewton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Longnewton
Preston Hall aside, the next best known are a museum and a zoo.
Historic housePreston Hall4.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumPreston Park Museum4.5 km outside town, to the eastZooZooButterfly World4.2 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 layout
Head to the east for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Longnewton’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
Kinds of place
The places here are a historic house, a museum and a zoo.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Longnewton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Longnewton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Longnewton →
Big names nearby
Days out
Head 28 km out for Durham Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleDurham Castle28 km north
CathedralDurham Cathedral28 km northwest
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon17 km northwest · 94K visitors a year
CathedralMiddlesbrough Cathedral13 km east
CastleRaby Castle26 km west
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle22 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle26 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds33 km west
Art galleryMiddlesbrough Institute of Modern Art12 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle39 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMount Grace Priory19 km south
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum33 km westPlaces well known beyond Longnewton (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.
Practical questions about Longnewton
What is there to see near Longnewton?
No attraction is mapped inside Longnewton itself. Within 5 km of it are Preston Hall, Preston Park Museum and Butterfly World.
Does Longnewton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Longnewton: Preston Park Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Longnewton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 22 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Longnewton?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (28 km), Durham Cathedral (28 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (17 km), Middlesbrough Cathedral (13 km).
Where are Longnewton’s historic buildings listed?
Longnewton has 3 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 Longnewton 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)
- Preston Hall: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Park Museum: Alex Liivet from Chester, United Kingdom, CC0, 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
- Middlesbrough Cathedral: MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art: Francis Hannaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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