Close to Middleton St George: Sockburn Hall and more
With nothing inside Middleton St George’s built-up area, the list has 5 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a castle, a historic house and a museum. Durham Castle is worth a day, 30 km from the centre.
Where to start near Middleton St George
The list goes on from Sockburn Hall to a historic house, a museum and an art gallery.
CastleSockburn Hall4.6 km outside town, to the south
Historic housePreston Hall4.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumPreston Park Museum4.9 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt galleryDarlington Library Art Gallery4.8 km outside town, to the westZooZooButterfly World4.7 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.
Places on the map
Close by, the 5 mostly lie to the east.
The dashed line is Middleton St George’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2; 2 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Middleton St George. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Middleton St George itself; these 5 are within 5 km of its edge.
Preston Hall
English country house in Preston-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Middleton St George’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Middleton St George →
A little further out
Durham Castle, at 30 km, heads the 12.
CastleDurham Castle30 km north
CathedralDurham Cathedral30 km north
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon16 km northwest · 94K visitors a year
CastleRaby Castle23 km west
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle22 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds30 km west
CathedralMiddlesbrough Cathedral16 km east
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle21 km northwestCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle34 km southwest
MuseumGreen Howards Museum22 km southwest · 50K visitors a year
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum29 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMount Grace Priory18 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Middleton St George (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.
Places to visit in Middleton St George: questions
What is there to see near Middleton St George?
No attraction is mapped inside Middleton St George itself. Within 5 km of it are Sockburn Hall, Preston Hall, Preston Park Museum and Darlington Library Art Gallery.
Does Middleton St George have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Middleton St George: Preston Park Museum and Darlington Library Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Middleton St George?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Richmond Castle (English Heritage), 22 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Middleton St George?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (30 km), Durham Cathedral (30 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (16 km), Raby Castle (23 km).
Where are Middleton St George’s historic buildings listed?
Middleton St George has 13 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 Middleton St George 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 (14)
- Sockburn Hall: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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 Cathedral: MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Grace Priory: Frglrx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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