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Attractions in Spennymoor

In Spennymoor, Durham Mining Museum is the place to visit

Spennymoor’s list takes in 5 museums, 2 castles and a historic house. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 11 others are within 5 km of its edge. About 19K people a year visit Oriental Museum. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by English Heritage. Further out, Durham Castle is 8.3 km away.

Photo: Auckland Castle, Pit-yacker (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Spennymoor
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Start here in Spennymoor

The list goes on from Durham Mining Museum to a historic house, a castle and a museum.

MuseumMuseumDurham Mining Museumin townHistoric house · English HeritageAuckland Castle3.1 km outside town, to the southwestCastleBrancepeth Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumOriental Museum4.8 km outside town, to the north · 19K visitors a yearGardenDurham University Botanic Garden4.5 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkKynren3.2 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Where each one is

Leave town to the southwest for most of the 11 nearby.

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The dashed line is Spennymoor’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

Which kinds

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (6) and castles or historic places (4).

Museums & galleries 5 museums · 1 art gallery1 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house · 1 historic site0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Spennymoor. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Auckland Castle and Auckland Castle Deer Shelter).

Every place

Every one of them

12 places in all: one in town and 11 within 5 km of its edge.

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

18 listed buildings are on Spennymoor’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Spennymoor →

Big names nearby

Beyond Spennymoor

Top of the 12 day trips: Durham Castle, at 8.3 km.

CastleDurham Castle8.3 km northCathedralDurham Cathedral8.1 km northMuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon8.9 km south · 94K visitors a yearMuseumBeamish Museum21 km north · 350K visitors a yearAbbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey28 km northeastCastleRaby Castle18 km southwestMuseumTurbinia30 km northCastle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds27 km southwestCathedralNewcastle Cathedral30 km northCastleWitton Castle11 km westCastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle30 km northCastleLumley Castle17 km north

Places well known beyond Spennymoor (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.

Visiting Spennymoor: questions

What are the main attractions in Spennymoor?

The place to visit inside Spennymoor’s built-up area is Durham Mining Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 11 more within 5 km.

Does Spennymoor have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Spennymoor: Durham Mining Museum, Oriental Museum, Faith Museum and Mining Art Gallery.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Spennymoor?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Spennymoor, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Auckland Castle and Auckland Castle Deer Shelter).

What are the best-known days out near Spennymoor?

Within 40 km: Durham Castle (8.3 km), Durham Cathedral (8.1 km), Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (8.9 km), Beamish Museum (21 km).

Where are Spennymoor’s historic buildings listed?

Spennymoor has 18 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 Spennymoor 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).

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