Near Tantobie: Beamish Museum and other places to visit
About 350K people a year visit Beamish Museum. With nothing inside Tantobie’s built-up area, the list has 7 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum, a heritage railway and a historic house, among others. The list includes 2 places in care: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. At 16 km, Durham Castle is worth the journey.
The first to see around Tantobie
Behind Beamish Museum on the list are a heritage railway, a historic house and a castle.
MuseumBeamish Museum3.7 km outside town, to the east · 350K visitors a year
Heritage railwayTanfield Railway3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic house · National TrustGibside3.7 km outside town, to the north
CastleHamsterley Hall2.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageDerwentcote Steel Furnace4.2 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenBirkheads Secret Gardens4.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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 Derwentcote Steel Furnace, 4.9 km away.
The dashed line is Tantobie’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The places here are a museum, a heritage railway and a historic house.
Green: inside Tantobie. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Gibside and Derwentcote Steel Furnace).
Near Tantobie
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 7 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
The wider area
Leading the 12 is Durham Castle, 16 km away; they include 3 castles and 3 cathedrals.
CastleDurham Castle16 km southeast
CathedralDurham Cathedral16 km southeastFortFort · English HeritageHadrian's Wall39 km northwest
MuseumTurbinia11 km northeast
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral12 km northeast
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle12 km northeast
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral11 km northeast
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock13 km northeast · 638K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey23 km east
Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle12 km northwest
MuseumCentre for Life11 km northeast · 225K visitors a year
Art galleryBALTIC Centre12 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Tantobie (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 Tantobie
What is there to see near Tantobie?
No attraction is mapped inside Tantobie itself. Within 5 km of it are Beamish Museum, Tanfield Railway, Gibside and Hamsterley Hall.
Does Tantobie have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Tantobie: Beamish Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tantobie?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Tantobie, 2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Gibside and Derwentcote Steel Furnace).
What are the best-known days out near Tantobie?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (16 km), Durham Cathedral (16 km), Hadrian's Wall (39 km), Turbinia (11 km).
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 Tantobie 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 (15)
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanfield Railway: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gibside: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamsterley Hall: P Glenwright, 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
- 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
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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