The nearest draw to Wingate: Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre, 2.8 km away
The best-known day out from Wingate is Durham Castle, 14 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Wingate’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum and an attraction, among others.
Top of the list around Wingate
Behind Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre on the list 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.
Where they are
Apollo Pavilion, 3.1 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Wingate’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Between them they are a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Wingate. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Look within 5 km of its edge for both.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Wingate’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wingate →
Within a day
Durham Castle (14 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastleDurham Castle14 km west
CathedralDurham Cathedral14 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey20 km north
MuseumBeamish Museum25 km northwest · 350K visitors a year
MuseumTurbinia31 km northwest
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon20 km southwest · 94K visitors a year
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee12 km east
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral31 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle20 km west
MuseumOriental Museum14 km west · 19K visitors a year
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle31 km northwest
CastleLumley Castle18 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Wingate (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.
What visitors ask about Wingate
What is there to see near Wingate?
No attraction is mapped inside Wingate itself. Within 5 km of it are Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre and Apollo Pavilion.
Does Wingate have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wingate: Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wingate?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (English Heritage), 20 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Wingate?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (14 km), Durham Cathedral (14 km), Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey (20 km), Beamish Museum (25 km).
Where are Wingate’s historic buildings listed?
Wingate has 2 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 Wingate 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
- 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
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oriental Museum: Wereon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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