Bothal Castle, 4.9 km from Bedlington
The best-known day out from Bedlington is Durham Castle, 40 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Bedlington’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle and a museum.
The names to know near Bedlington
Second to Bothal Castle is a museum.
CastleBothal Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumNorthumberland Museum and Archives4.8 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
Northumberland Museum and Archives, 6.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Bedlington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Between them they are a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Bedlington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Northumberland Museum and Archives
Museum, archive and county record office for Northumberland.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings are on Bedlington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bedlington →
Within a day
Durham Castle, at 40 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CastleDurham Castle40 km south
MuseumTurbinia18 km south
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral18 km south
Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle24 km north
CastleAlnwick Castle32 km north
CastleMorpeth Castle7.2 km northwest
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle18 km south
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum17 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey28 km southeast
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock17 km south · 638K visitors a year
MuseumBeamish Museum28 km south · 350K visitors a year
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral18 km southPlaces well known beyond Bedlington (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 Bedlington
What is there to see near Bedlington?
No attraction is mapped inside Bedlington itself. Within 5 km of it are Bothal Castle and Northumberland Museum and Archives.
Does Bedlington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bedlington: Northumberland Museum and Archives.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bedlington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Warkworth Castle (English Heritage), 24 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Bedlington?
Within 40 km: Durham Castle (40 km), Turbinia (18 km), Newcastle Cathedral (18 km), Warkworth Castle (24 km).
Where are Bedlington’s historic buildings listed?
Bedlington 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 Bedlington 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 (14)
- Bothal Castle: DRomley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northumberland Museum and Archives: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Warkworth Castle: Draco2008 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alnwick Castle: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morpeth Castle: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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