East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre: Seaham’s one place to visit
We list one place to visit inside Seaham’s built-up area and 2 within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums and a zoo to choose from. Durham Castle, 16 km away, is the best-known day out.
Seaham’s big names
The list goes on from East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre to a museum and a zoo.
MuseumRyhope Engines Museum1.3 km outside town, to the northZooZooDown at the Farm4.3 km outside town, to the westEach 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
Furthest from the centre is Down at the Farm, 6 km away.
The dashed line is Seaham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Seaham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Seaham first, then nearby
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 2 more.
The one inside Seaham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Seaham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Seaham →
Around the region
Best known of the 12 within reach is Durham Castle, at 16 km.
CastleDurham Castle16 km southwest
CathedralDurham Cathedral16 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey8.7 km north
MuseumBeamish Museum20 km west · 350K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia23 km northwest
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral22 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageHylton Castle11 km northwest
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum19 km north
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle22 km northwest
CastleLumley Castle13 km west
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock23 km northwest · 638K visitors a year
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral23 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Seaham (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.
Seeing Seaham: questions
What are the main attractions in Seaham?
The place to visit inside Seaham’s built-up area is East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Seaham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Seaham: East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre and Ryhope Engines Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Seaham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 8.7 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Seaham?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (16 km), Durham Cathedral (16 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (8.7 km), Beamish Museum (20 km).
Where are Seaham’s historic buildings listed?
Seaham has 12 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 Seaham 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)
- Ryhope Engines Museum: Chris Allen, 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
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylton Castle: Craigy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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