Places to visit around Ponteland, from Northumberland College Zoo
The best-known day out from Ponteland is Hadrian's Wall, 34 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Ponteland’s built-up area. There are a zoo and a museum to choose from.
Top of the list around Ponteland
A museum follows Northumberland College Zoo.
MuseumNewburn Hall Motor Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Ponteland, mapped
Furthest out is Newburn Hall Motor Museum, at 6.1 km.
The dashed line is Ponteland’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The list holds a zoo and a museum.
Green: inside Ponteland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Nothing is inside Ponteland itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Newburn Hall Motor Museum
Museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
31 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Ponteland’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ponteland →
Big names nearby
First of the 12 big names within reach is Hadrian's Wall, 34 km away.
MuseumTurbinia11 km southeast
CastleDurham Castle32 km south
CathedralDurham Cathedral32 km south
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral12 km southeast
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle12 km southeast
MuseumBeamish Museum18 km south · 350K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock11 km southeast · 638K visitors a yearHistoric houseHistoric house · English HeritageBelsay Castle10 km northwest
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral12 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle11 km southwest
MuseumCentre for Life12 km southeast · 225K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Ponteland (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.
Questions about Ponteland’s attractions
What is there to see near Ponteland?
No attraction is mapped inside Ponteland itself. Within 5 km of it are Northumberland College Zoo and Newburn Hall Motor Museum.
Does Ponteland have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ponteland: Newburn Hall Motor Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ponteland?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hadrian's Wall (English Heritage), 34 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Ponteland?
Within 40 km: Hadrian's Wall (34 km), Turbinia (11 km), Durham Castle (32 km), Durham Cathedral (32 km).
Where are Ponteland’s historic buildings listed?
Ponteland has 31 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 Ponteland 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)
- Newburn Hall Motor Museum: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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