Berwick-upon-Tweed, the pick of Berwick-upon-Tweed
The middle of Berwick-upon-Tweed has 5 places to visit within 1 km. Mapped inside Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area are 6 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 2. There are 3 museums, a fort and an art gallery to choose from. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by English Heritage. Bamburgh Castle is worth a day, 26 km from the centre.
The first to see in Berwick-upon-Tweed
Close behind Berwick-upon-Tweed are 3 museums, an art gallery and a theme park.
Museum · English HeritageBerwick Barracksin townMuseumMuseum · English HeritageThe Main Guardin town
MuseumBerwick Museum and Art Galleryin townArt galleryArt galleryGymnasium Galleryin townTheme parkTheme parkFamily Fun Centrein townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
The map ends at Paxton House, 6.3 km out.
The dashed line is Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Museums or galleries lead the count with 4; 3 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Berwick-upon-Tweed. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Berwick Barracks and The Main Guard).
All of it
It starts in town with 6 places and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its edge.
Berwick Barracks
Museum, formerly barracks, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.
7Berwick Castle
Castle, now ruinous, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK.
The 6 inside Berwick-upon-Tweed 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.
291 listed buildings and 4 scheduled monuments are on Berwick-upon-Tweed’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Berwick-upon-Tweed →
A drive away
Bamburgh Castle, at 26 km, heads the 12.
CastleBamburgh Castle26 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle10 km southwestCastleCastle · National TrustLindisfarne Castle18 km southeastCastleCastleFord Castle16 km southAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageLindisfarne Priory17 km southeastCastleCastleChillingham Castle27 km south
CastleHaggerston Castle Tower9.8 km southeast
CastleDuns Castle22 km west
CastleBarmoor Castle12 km south
CastleAyton Castle11 km northwest
CastleTwizel Castle14 km southwest
CastleFloors Castle33 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Berwick-upon-Tweed (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 Berwick-upon-Tweed: questions
What are the main attractions in Berwick-upon-Tweed?
The best known inside Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area are Berwick-upon-Tweed, Berwick Barracks, The Main Guard and Berwick Museum and Art Gallery. In all, 6 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Berwick-upon-Tweed have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Berwick-upon-Tweed: Berwick Barracks, The Main Guard, Berwick Museum and Art Gallery and Gymnasium Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Berwick-upon-Tweed?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Berwick-upon-Tweed, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Berwick Barracks and The Main Guard).
What are the best-known days out near Berwick-upon-Tweed?
Within 40 km: Bamburgh Castle (26 km), Norham Castle (10 km), Lindisfarne Castle (18 km), Ford Castle (16 km).
Where are Berwick-upon-Tweed’s historic buildings listed?
Berwick-upon-Tweed has 291 listed buildings, 14 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 Berwick-upon-Tweed 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 (11)
- Berwick Barracks: Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berwick Museum and Art Gallery: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berwick Castle: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bamburgh Castle: Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haggerston Castle Tower: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duns Castle: Rich Tea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barmoor Castle: Norman MacKillop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayton Castle: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twizel Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floors Castle: Hogweard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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