Northumberland Museum and Archives
Museum, archive and county record office for Northumberland.
Attractions in Lynemouth
Photo: Northumberland Museum and Archives, hayley green (CC BY-SA 2.0)What is near Lynemouth: Northumberland Museum and Archives first
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Lynemouth’s built-up area. There are 2 museums and an attraction to choose from. At 15 km, Warkworth Castle is worth the journey.
In Lynemouth
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Lynemouth
The rest of the best known are an attraction and a museum.
MuseumNorthumberland Museum and Archives1.9 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionNewbiggin Rocket House Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumNewbiggin Maritime Centre2.2 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
Where to find them
Just outside town, most of the 3 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Lynemouth’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
Which kinds
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Lynemouth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of it
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Lynemouth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lynemouth →
Big names nearby
Within a day
Leading the 12 is Warkworth Castle, 15 km away; they include 6 castles and 3 museums.
Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle15 km north
CastleAlnwick Castle25 km northwest
CastleBothal Castle7.1 km southwest
MuseumTurbinia28 km south
Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle31 km north
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral27 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey35 km south
CastleMorpeth Castle11 km southwest
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum24 km south
MuseumBeamish Museum37 km south · 350K visitors a year
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle28 km south
Historic house · National TrustCragside25 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Lynemouth (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.
Good to know in Lynemouth
What is there to see near Lynemouth?
No attraction is mapped inside Lynemouth itself. Within 5 km of it are Northumberland Museum and Archives, Newbiggin Rocket House Museum and Newbiggin Maritime Centre.
Does Lynemouth have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lynemouth: Northumberland Museum and Archives and Newbiggin Maritime Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lynemouth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Warkworth Castle (English Heritage), 15 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Lynemouth?
Within 40 km: Warkworth Castle (15 km), Alnwick Castle (25 km), Bothal Castle (7.1 km), Turbinia (28 km).
Where are Lynemouth’s historic buildings listed?
Lynemouth has 1 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 Lynemouth 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
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstanburgh Castle: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Morpeth Castle: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cragside: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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