Ad Gefrin, the place to visit in Wooler
Only one place to visit is inside Wooler’s built-up area, but 3 more are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 forts, a museum and a ruins. At 25 km, Berwick-upon-Tweed is worth the journey.
Best known, in and near Wooler
Close behind Ad Gefrin are 2 forts and a ruins.
FortHumbleton Hill Hillfort1.7 km outside town, to the westRuinsRuinsGleadscleugh Hillfort3.8 km outside town, to the westFortFortMonday Cleugh Hillfort2.7 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Wooler
Head west for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Wooler’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Wooler. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
In town there is one, and the list adds 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Wooler comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
30 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Wooler’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wooler →
Bigger names, a drive away
Berwick-upon-Tweed, at 25 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CastleBamburgh Castle20 km eastCastleCastleChillingham Castle7.4 km east
CastleAlnwick Castle24 km southeastCastleCastle · National TrustLindisfarne Castle20 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle27 km eastCastleCastleFord Castle11 km northwestCastleCastleCoupland Castle6.4 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle34 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle21 km northwest
CastleBerwick Castle25 km north
Historic house · National TrustCragside27 km southPlaces well known beyond Wooler (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.
Seeing Wooler: your questions
What are the main attractions in Wooler?
The place to visit inside Wooler’s built-up area is Ad Gefrin. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Wooler have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wooler: Ad Gefrin.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wooler?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lindisfarne Castle (National Trust), 20 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Wooler?
Within 40 km: Berwick-upon-Tweed (25 km), Bamburgh Castle (20 km), Chillingham Castle (7.4 km), Alnwick Castle (24 km).
Where are Wooler’s historic buildings listed?
Wooler has 30 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 Wooler 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 (8)
- Humbleton Hill Hillfort: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bamburgh Castle: Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alnwick Castle: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstanburgh Castle: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warkworth Castle: Draco2008 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berwick Castle: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cragside: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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