Photo: Mark Bradshaw · CC BY-SA 2.5Out of Stamfordham for the day
None of the places to visit we list is in Stamfordham or within 5 km of its edge. A day out takes you to Hadrian's Wall, 27 km away. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 4 castles and 3 cathedrals.
Finding them
6 places are numbered, in the order below.
Stamfordham is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Most are castles or historic places, 9 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Stamfordham. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for by English Heritage (Hadrian's Wall, Belsay Castle, Aydon Castle and Prudhoe Castle).
Every place to visit
Look within 40 km for all 12.
Newcastle Cathedral
Grade I listed cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle
11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK.
Great North Museum: Hancock
Natural history museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
St Mary's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.
What is in or close to Stamfordham comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
36 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Stamfordham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stamfordham →
A drive away
Best known first, these lead 12 places within 40 km.
2CastleDurham Castle35 km southeast
3CathedralDurham Cathedral36 km southeastHistoric house4Historic house · English HeritageBelsay Castle6.6 km north
5MuseumTurbinia18 km southeast
6Castle · English HeritageAydon Castle9.7 km southwest
Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle8.6 km south
MuseumBeamish Museum22 km southeast · 350K visitors a year
CathedralNewcastle Cathedral19 km southeast
CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle19 km southeast
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock18 km east · 638K visitors a year
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral18 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Newcastle upon Tyne →
Know before you go to Stamfordham
Does Stamfordham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Stamfordham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stamfordham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hadrian's Wall (English Heritage), 27 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Stamfordham?
Within 40 km: Hadrian's Wall (27 km), Durham Castle (35 km), Durham Cathedral (36 km), Belsay Castle (6.6 km).
Where are Stamfordham’s historic buildings listed?
Stamfordham has 36 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 Stamfordham 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 (4)
- Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aydon Castle: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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