Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre is Wheatley Hill’s place to visit
A day out from Wheatley Hill leads to Durham Castle, 11 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum and an attraction, among others.
The first to see in Wheatley Hill
An attraction follows Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The list reaches out to Apollo Pavilion, 4.7 km away.
The dashed line is Wheatley Hill’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The places here are a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Wheatley Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
The one inside Wheatley Hill comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Wheatley Hill comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Wheatley Hill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wheatley Hill →
Days out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Durham Castle, 11 km away.
CastleDurham Castle11 km west
CathedralDurham Cathedral11 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey19 km north
MuseumBeamish Museum22 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia29 km northwest
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon19 km southwest · 94K visitors a year
MuseumOriental Museum11 km west · 19K visitors a year
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral28 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle18 km southwest
CastleLumley Castle15 km northwest
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle28 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee15 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Wheatley Hill (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.
Good to know in Wheatley Hill
What are the main attractions in Wheatley Hill?
The place to visit inside Wheatley Hill’s built-up area is Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Wheatley Hill have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wheatley Hill: Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wheatley Hill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 19 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Wheatley Hill?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (11 km), Durham Cathedral (11 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (19 km), Beamish Museum (22 km).
Where are Wheatley Hill’s historic buildings listed?
Wheatley Hill has 1 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 Wheatley Hill 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
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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