A museum to see in Bamburgh: Grace Darling Museum
The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums and 2 castles. Walking distance covers 3 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. Set 26 km out, Berwick-upon-Tweed makes a day trip.
First stops in Bamburgh
The list goes on from Grace Darling Museum to 2 castles and a museum.
MuseumGrace Darling Museumin town
CastleBamburgh Castle100 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumArmstrong and Aviation Museum200 m outside town, to the northeastCastleCastlePrior Castell's Tower3.6 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.
Where to find them
Head northeast for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Bamburgh’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 is on offer
There are more museums or galleries (2) than anything else, then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Bamburgh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 3 more.
Bamburgh Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Bamburgh, United Kingdom.
Armstrong and Aviation Museum
Museum in Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England, UK.
The one inside Bamburgh comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
29 listed buildings are on Bamburgh’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bamburgh →
A little further out
Berwick-upon-Tweed (26 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle15 km southeast
CastleAlnwick Castle21 km southCastleCastleChillingham Castle15 km southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageLindisfarne Priory8.8 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle30 km south
CastleBerwick Castle26 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle30 km northwestCastleCastle · English HeritageEdlingham Castle26 km south
Historic house · National TrustCragside34 km southCastleCastleFord Castle24 km westPlaces well known beyond Bamburgh (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.
Places to visit in Bamburgh: questions
What are the main attractions in Bamburgh?
The place to visit inside Bamburgh’s built-up area is Grace Darling Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Bamburgh have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bamburgh: Grace Darling Museum and Armstrong and Aviation Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bamburgh?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lindisfarne Castle (National Trust), 8.2 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Bamburgh?
Within 40 km: Berwick-upon-Tweed (26 km), Lindisfarne Castle (8.2 km), Dunstanburgh Castle (15 km), Alnwick Castle (21 km).
Where are Bamburgh’s historic buildings listed?
Bamburgh has 29 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Bamburgh 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 (9)
- Grace Darling Museum: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bamburgh Castle: Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armstrong and Aviation Museum: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstanburgh Castle: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alnwick Castle: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warkworth Castle: Draco2008 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berwick Castle: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cragside: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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