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 School Aycliffe
Photo: Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon, Hugh Mortimer (CC BY-SA 2.0)Close to School Aycliffe: Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon and more
The best-known day out from School Aycliffe is Durham Castle, 19 km away. There is no place to visit inside School Aycliffe’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Around 94K people visit Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon each year.
In School Aycliffe
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
The best known around School Aycliffe
Along with Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon, see a museum.
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon2.2 km outside town, to the northwest · 94K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumAycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society1.5 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
Places on the map
The farthest of them, Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon, is 2.6 km out.
The dashed line is School 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
A breakdown by kind
Both are museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside School Aycliffe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Full list of places
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
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.
2 listed buildings are on School Aycliffe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in School Aycliffe →
Big names nearby
Big names nearby
Leading the 12 is Durham Castle, 19 km away; they include 7 castles and 2 museums.
CastleDurham Castle19 km north
CathedralDurham Cathedral19 km north
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle7.9 km northwest
CastleRaby Castle13 km west
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds22 km west
MuseumBeamish Museum31 km north · 350K visitors a year
CastleWalworth Castle6.3 km southwest
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum22 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey37 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle25 km south
CastleWitton Castle12 km northwestCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle38 km southPlaces well known beyond School 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.
Your questions on School Aycliffe
What is there to see near School Aycliffe?
No attraction is mapped inside School Aycliffe itself. Within 5 km of it are Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon and Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
Does School Aycliffe have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of School Aycliffe: Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon and Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near School Aycliffe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 7.9 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near School Aycliffe?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (19 km), Durham Cathedral (19 km), Auckland Castle (7.9 km), Raby Castle (13 km).
Where are School Aycliffe’s historic buildings listed?
School Aycliffe has 2 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 School 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 (12)
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: 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
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Walworth Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Witton Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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