Northumberland Museum and Archives
Museum, archive and county record office for Northumberland.
Attractions in Ellington
Photo: Northumberland Museum and Archives, hayley green (CC BY-SA 2.0)The nearest draw to Ellington: Northumberland Museum and Archives, 3.8 km away
No place to visit is mapped inside Ellington’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums and an attraction. Travel 14 km and you reach Warkworth Castle.
In Ellington
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Ellington, the best known
Along with Northumberland Museum and Archives, see an attraction and a museum.
MuseumNorthumberland Museum and Archives3.2 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionNewbiggin Rocket House Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumNewbiggin Maritime Centre4.9 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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
Mapped around Ellington
To the southeast is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Ellington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The mix
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Ellington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All the places to visit
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Ellington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ellington →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive
The 12 days out are led by Warkworth Castle, 14 km away.
Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle14 km north
CastleAlnwick Castle23 km northwest
CastleBothal Castle6.9 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle30 km north
MuseumTurbinia28 km south
CastleMorpeth Castle10 km southwest
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral28 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey36 km south
Historic house · National TrustCragside23 km northwest
MuseumBeamish Museum38 km south · 350K visitors a year
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum26 km south
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle28 km southPlaces well known beyond Ellington (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 Ellington
What is there to see near Ellington?
No attraction is mapped inside Ellington itself. Within 5 km of it are Northumberland Museum and Archives, Newbiggin Rocket House Museum and Newbiggin Maritime Centre.
Does Ellington have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ellington: Northumberland Museum and Archives and Newbiggin Maritime Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ellington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Warkworth Castle (English Heritage), 14 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Ellington?
Within 40 km: Warkworth Castle (14 km), Alnwick Castle (23 km), Bothal Castle (6.9 km), Dunstanburgh Castle (30 km).
Where are Ellington’s historic buildings listed?
Ellington 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 Ellington 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 (13)
- Northumberland Museum and Archives: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warkworth Castle: Draco2008 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alnwick Castle: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothal Castle: DRomley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstanburgh Castle: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morpeth Castle: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cragside: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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