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Recommended Towns & Villages near Consett

Town Street of Beamish Museum

Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction E)

Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century...

Inside the Church

Blanchland (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction W)

Blanchland is a small picturesque village nestled beside the river in the Derwent Valley within the North Pennines Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is surrounded by.....

Barking up the wrong tree

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction S)

This is a lovely village lying on the edge of the North Pennines in an area of great scenic beauty. It is a wild and beautiful landscape dotted only by scattered farms with meadows full of grazing sheep and cattle...

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction S)

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Where sheep shall graze

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW)

This is a lovely, bustling little town is set amidst the charm of Weardale, it is almost entirely built of stone particularly around the old Market Square, dominated by a fine stone cross...

Bridge over the River Tyne at Corbridge, Northumberland

Corbridge (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)

Located in Northumberland, Corbridge is a historic market town with Roman connections. It features charming streets, historic buildings, and the Corbridge Roman Town archaeological site...

Durham, County Durham

Durham (419 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of County Durham (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

Durham as a town reflects the long history of its magnificent castle and cathedral with its winding streets, ancient market place and alleyways and other old churches to discover.....

We had a beautiful sunset last night.

Gateshead (293 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NE)

The urban sprawl of Gateshead rises majestically skywards in a seemingly endless mixture of concrete and glass. Gateshead stretches for almost 13 miles along the banks of the River Tyne...

The Millennium Bridge, Sage building and the Tyne Bridge

Newcastle upon Tyne (330 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction NE)

This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded by a Roman fort which was replaced by a castle.....

Early morning sky over Washington, Tyne & Wear.

Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction E)

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A picture of Escomb

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction S)

Lying in a prominent position ringed by the River Wear, Escomb is best known for its magnificent Saxon Church reputed to be built from stones brought from the near-by ruined Roman Fort at Binchester...

The River Tyne at Hexham

Hexham (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northumberland (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction NW)

Historic market town where for centuries the sheep and cattle farmers of Northumberland gathered for the Tuesday market beside Hexham Abbey...

All Saints Church, Penshaw, County Durham

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction E)

Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...

Bishops Park, Bishop Auckland, Durham 6th Jan 2010

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SE)

This was the busy social and commercial centre of the south-west Durham coalfield, but the town is actually much older than the Industrial Revolution, although that historic.....

Spennymoor High Street, County Durham

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)

Long before Spennymoor ever existed there was... Spenny Moor. Spenny Moor was a vast area of common land, and we are indebted to noted historian and antiquarian Robert Surtees.....

kirk merrington, county durham.

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (15.3 miles, 24.5 km, direction SE)

Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills...

Coundon and Leeholme War Memorial

Coundon (43 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SE)

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St.Michael's Church in the village of WALL in the county of NORTHUMBERLAND - August 2003

Wall (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction NW)

The village of Wall lies in the high uplands of Northumberland in spacious countryside bordered by the rivers South Tyne and North Tyne, close to Chester's Fort on historic Hadrian's Wall...

The Vikings, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear

Jarrow (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction NE)

This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93...

Allendale village, Northumberland

Allendale Town (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction W)

This picturesque Northumberland village enjoys a lovely location in the fine hill and dale countryside of the beautiful East Allen Valley...

Recommended attractions near Consett

Gibside Chapel, National trust garden - Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 6BG

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NE)

Gibside is famous for the sedate historic estate set at the heart of the outstandingly beautiful Derwent Valley. The estate was.....

Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction E)

Beamish Museum lies in a basin of stunning countryside covering over three hundred acres. This is no ordinary museum, but an.....

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

Blanchland Abbey was founded as a priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and became an abbey in the late 13th century. The.....

Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NE)

Britain's largest sculpture, The Angel of the North weighs in at 208 tonnes and stands 20 metres high. It was based on artist.....

Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)

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Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction E)

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Durham Castle from the river side, next to bridge

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction SE)

Durham Castle is another one of Durham's magnificent buildings. It was founded in 1072 and such was the impregnability of the.....

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SE)

One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical.....

St Nicholas Cathederal, Newcastle upon Tyne

St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction NE)

The magnificent cathedral church of St. Nicholas has stood at the heart of Newcastle for many centuries. Its superb lantern.....

Baltic Centre Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction NE)

The Baltic Centre is a new £46m art gallery on the banks of the Tyne and is the latest evidence of the area's growing cultural.....

THE KEEP @ NEWCASTLE

The Castle (4 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE)

On returning from a raid into Scotland, Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror built a castle calling it his `New.....

Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

Hexham Abbey (10 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction NW)

Hexham Abbey is a refoundation of a church which stood on this spot in the year 675, it survived until 821, later the town was.....

A picture of Tyne Green Country Park

Tyne Green Country Park (1 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NW)

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Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction SE)

With its grand arch, Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace or the Bishop's Castle, is the official residence of the.....

Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest (12 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction S)

Hampsterley Forest encompasses over five thousand acres, it is a combination of parkland and forest, giving access to some of the.....

Frosterly in Weardale, County Durham

Weardale (20 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SW)

This lovely scenic valley lies between the town of Bishop Auckland, seat of princes of the church and the charming market town of.....

Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction E)

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Belsay Castle

Belsay Hall & Gardens (119 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction N)

The dramatic gardens of the Belsay Hall estate are listed Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens. They surround a superb.....

The River North Tyne

Chesters Roman Fort (Cilvrnvm) (71 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction NW)

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The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.7 km, direction S)

Arriving close to Staindrop from almost any direction the view of Raby Castle, built by the powerful Nevill family in the.....


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