From Zetland Lifeboat Museum on: Redcar’s list
Visitors to Redcar can choose from 4 museums, 3 attractions and 2 piers. Mapped inside Redcar’s built-up area are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 8. For a longer trip, Durham Castle lies 38 km away.
The headline places in Redcar
Close behind Zetland Lifeboat Museum are 2 attractions, 2 piers and a historic house.
MuseumZetland Lifeboat Museumin town
AttractionRedcar Beaconin townAttractionAttractionRedcar Racecoursein town
Historic houseWilton Castle2.9 km outside town, to the southwestPierPierRedcar Pier200 m outside town, to the northeast
PierSaltburn Pier4.7 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
To the southwest is where most of the 8 lie.
The dashed line is Redcar’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
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and other attractions (3).
Green: inside Redcar. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
3 in town lead, with 8 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
Wilton Castle
Country house in Wilton, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Saltburn Pier
Pier in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, Redcar and Cleveland, England, UK.
7The 3 inside Redcar come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Redcar’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Redcar →
Worth the drive
Top of the 12 day trips: Durham Castle, at 38 km.
CastleDurham Castle38 km northwest
CathedralDurham Cathedral38 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey33 km southeast
CathedralMiddlesbrough Cathedral13 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGisborough Priory7.9 km south
Historic shipHMS Trincomalee13 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey39 km northwest
Art galleryMiddlesbrough Institute of Modern Art11 km west
MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon36 km west · 94K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum39 km south
Historic house · National TrustOrmesby Hall10 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle39 km westPlaces well known beyond Redcar (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 Redcar
What are the main attractions in Redcar?
The best known inside Redcar’s built-up area are Zetland Lifeboat Museum, Redcar Beacon and Redcar Racecourse. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Redcar have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Redcar: Zetland Lifeboat Museum, Kirkleatham Museum, Tocketts Watermill and Sir James Knott Lifeboat Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Redcar?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whitby Abbey (English Heritage), 33 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Redcar?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (38 km), Durham Cathedral (38 km), Whitby Abbey (33 km), Middlesbrough Cathedral (13 km).
Where are Redcar’s historic buildings listed?
Redcar has 22 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 Redcar 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 (17)
- Zetland Lifeboat Museum: JohnYeadon, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redcar Beacon: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton Castle: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltburn Pier: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkleatham Museum: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Abbey: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middlesbrough Cathedral: MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gisborough Priory: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Trincomalee: David Manley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art: Francis Hannaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormesby Hall: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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