Places to visit around Tow Law, from Hall Hill Farm
For a trip from Tow Law, Durham Castle is 16 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Tow Law’s built-up area. The commonest are a theme park and an attraction.
Around Tow Law: where to begin
Second to Hall Hill Farm is an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Tow Law
The outermost point is Hall Hill Farm, at 5 km.
The dashed line is Tow Law’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 types of place
It comes down to a theme park and an attraction.
Green: inside Tow Law. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Tow Law
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Tow Law’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tow Law →
Days out
Head 16 km out for Durham Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleDurham Castle16 km east
CathedralDurham Cathedral16 km east
MuseumBeamish Museum18 km northeast · 350K visitors a year
CastleRaby Castle17 km south
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle13 km southeast
MuseumTurbinia28 km northeast
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon18 km southeast · 94K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds24 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey34 km northeast
CastleWitton Castle9.2 km south
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral28 km northeast
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum24 km southPlaces well known beyond Tow Law (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.
Practical questions about Tow Law
What is there to see near Tow Law?
No attraction is mapped inside Tow Law itself. Within 5 km of it are Hall Hill Farm and Harperley Camp (WW2 POW camp).
Does Tow Law have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Tow Law.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tow Law?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Auckland Castle (English Heritage), 13 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Tow Law?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (16 km), Durham Cathedral (16 km), Beamish Museum (18 km), Raby Castle (17 km).
Where are Tow Law’s historic buildings listed?
Tow Law has 8 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 Tow Law 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)
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Witton Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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