Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre and more near Trimdon Colliery
The best-known day out from Trimdon Colliery is Durham Castle, 13 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Trimdon Colliery’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum and an attraction, among others.
The names to know near Trimdon Colliery
The other best-known place 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.
The lie of the land
At the edge of the map sits Apollo Pavilion, 5.1 km out.
The dashed line is Trimdon Colliery’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 there is to see
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Trimdon Colliery. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Bigger names, a drive away
Leading the 12 is Durham Castle, 13 km away; they include 4 museums and 3 castles.
CastleDurham Castle13 km northwest
CathedralDurham Cathedral12 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey22 km north
MuseumBeamish Museum25 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon18 km southwest · 94K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia31 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle18 km west
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee13 km east
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral31 km northwest
MuseumOriental Museum12 km northwest · 19K visitors a year
CastleLumley Castle18 km northwest
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle31 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Trimdon Colliery (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.
Quick answers on Trimdon Colliery
What is there to see near Trimdon Colliery?
No attraction is mapped inside Trimdon Colliery itself. Within 5 km of it are Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre and Apollo Pavilion.
Does Trimdon Colliery have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Trimdon Colliery: Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Trimdon Colliery?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 22 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Trimdon Colliery?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (13 km), Durham Cathedral (12 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (22 km), Beamish Museum (25 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 Trimdon Colliery 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
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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