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Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon
Attractions in Newton Aycliffe

In Newton Aycliffe, Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society is the place to visit

A day out from Newton Aycliffe leads to Durham Castle, 17 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge. Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon sees about 94K visitors a year.

Photo: Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon, Hugh Mortimer (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Newton Aycliffe
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known

The names to know in Newton Aycliffe

The other best-known place is a museum.

MuseumMuseumAycliffe and District Bus Preservation Societyin townMuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon1.7 km outside town, to the west · 94K visitors a year

Each 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

How they lie

The map stretches to Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon, 3.5 km away.

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The dashed line is Newton Aycliffe’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

They are all museums or galleries: 2 in all.

Museums & galleries 2 museums1 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Newton Aycliffe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All of it

First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Newton Aycliffe comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

10 listed buildings are on Newton Aycliffe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newton Aycliffe →

Big names nearby

Days out

Start with Durham Castle, 17 km off, the best known of 12.

CastleDurham Castle17 km northCathedralDurham Cathedral17 km northHistoric house · English HeritageAuckland Castle7.7 km northwestCastleRaby Castle15 km westMuseumBeamish Museum30 km north · 350K visitors a yearCastle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds24 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey35 km northMuseumTurbinia39 km northCastleWalworth Castle8.7 km southwestMuseum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum24 km westCastle · English HeritageRichmond Castle27 km southwestCastleWitton Castle13 km northwest

Places well known beyond Newton Aycliffe (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 Newton Aycliffe

What are the main attractions in Newton Aycliffe?

The place to visit inside Newton Aycliffe’s built-up area is Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.

Does Newton Aycliffe have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Newton Aycliffe: Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society and Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Newton Aycliffe?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 7.7 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Newton Aycliffe?

Within 40 km: Durham Castle (17 km), Durham Cathedral (17 km), Auckland Castle (7.7 km), Raby Castle (15 km).

Where are Newton Aycliffe’s historic buildings listed?

Newton Aycliffe has 10 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 Newton Aycliffe 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)

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