Around Urpeth, Beamish Museum leads the list
Visits to Beamish Museum run to about 350K a year. There is no place to visit inside Urpeth’s built-up area; there are 8 within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway. Make a day of it at Durham Castle, 13 km away.
Around Urpeth: where to begin
The list goes on from Beamish Museum to 3 castles, a heritage railway and a museum.
MuseumBeamish Museum2.8 km outside town, to the west · 350K visitors a year
CastleLumley Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleLambton Castle4.7 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleRavensworth Castle4.4 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayTanfield Railway4.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumBowes Railway4.9 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.
Mapped around Urpeth
Bowes Railway, 5.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Urpeth’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
There are more castles or historic places (3) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Urpeth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 8 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Day trips from Urpeth
The 12 days out are led by Durham Castle, 13 km away.
CastleDurham Castle13 km south
CathedralDurham Cathedral13 km south
MuseumTurbinia9.2 km north
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral9.2 km north
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle9.1 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey15 km east
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral9.2 km north
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock10 km north · 638K visitors a year
MuseumCentre for Life8.9 km north · 225K visitors a year
Art galleryBALTIC Centre9.2 km north
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum17 km northeast
MuseumDiscovery Museum9.2 km northPlaces well known beyond Urpeth (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 Urpeth
What is there to see near Urpeth?
No attraction is mapped inside Urpeth itself. Within 5 km of it are Beamish Museum, Lumley Castle, Lambton Castle and Ravensworth Castle.
Does Urpeth have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Urpeth: Beamish Museum and Bowes Railway.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Urpeth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 15 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Urpeth?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (13 km), Durham Cathedral (13 km), Turbinia (9.2 km), Newcastle Cathedral (9.2 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 Urpeth 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 (18)
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lambton Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ravensworth Castle: john tollitt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanfield Railway: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bowes Railway: Chris Heaton, 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
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Discovery Museum: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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