Recommended Towns & Villages near Embleton

Hartlepool (478 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NE)

This is an ancient seaport and county borough which merged with its Victorian neighbour, West Hartlepool in 1967...

Seaton Carew (13 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction E)

Seaton Carew lies at the edge of urbanised Hartlepool, it has seaside amusements and a lovely stretch of firm sand...

Kelloe (1 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NW)

Kelloe has pleasant riverside areas and is in close proximity to historic Hartlepool Quay and the seaside resort town of Peterlee on England's northern coast...

Middlesbrough (61 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction SE)

When today you look at the thriving metropolis of Middlesbrough it seems impossible to believe that less than two hundred years ago it was a tiny fishing village with a minute community, but it was...

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction W)

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 (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W)

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

Yarm (8 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction S)

Situated in the heart of the Tees valley, the picturesque town of Yarm has a long and interesting history. It was also highlighted on BBC Breakfast television on Friday 19 January.....

Coundon (43 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)

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Darlington (113 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction SW)

Darlington, bustling though it is today was once a small Saxon settlement, this flourished as evidenced by the beautiful building of the church dedicated to Saint Cuthbert which lies at the heart of the town...

Durham (419 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of County Durham (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NW)

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.....

Marske-by-the-Sea (22 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of North Yorkshire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

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Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction W)

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.....

Guisborough (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SE)

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Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction W)

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...

Saltburn-by-the-Sea (91 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of North Yorkshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction E)

A lovely winding road drops down from the valley above to this small seaside resort and fishing haven...

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction N)

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

Sunderland (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction N)

Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings...

Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction NW)

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Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction W)

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Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction NW)

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...

Recommended attractions near Embleton

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction NW)

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

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction NW)

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

Seaham Lighthouse (3 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction N)

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Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction W)

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

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NW)

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Roseberry topping (27 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SE)

This lofty hillside is known as the Roseberry Topping, but affectionately called the "matterhorn" by locals, it lies on the.....

Guisborough Priory (4 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

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Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction NW)

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Mowbray Park (6 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction N)

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Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction N)

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Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction W)

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

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction NW)

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

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.5 km, direction NW)

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

Easby Abbey (6 Pictures)

(23.5 miles, 37.9 km, direction SW)

This pleasant place is interesting for the remarkable ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian Abbey. Here in an idyllic.....

Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(23.7 miles, 38.2 km, direction NW)

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.....

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(24.1 miles, 38.8 km, direction NW)

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

Richmond Castle (50 Pictures)

(24.1 miles, 38.8 km, direction SW)

This castle, occupying a dramatic cliff-top site above the River Swale, led a fairly quiet life without any military action to.....

St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(24.2 miles, 39.0 km, direction NW)

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

Rosedale Moor (5 Pictures)

(25.8 miles, 41.5 km, direction SE)

Historically this breathtakingly beautiful moors area was an industrial centre for ironstone mining during the 19th and early.....

North York Moors National Park (91 Pictures)

(26.8 miles, 43.1 km, direction SE)

Many will tell you they have never seen the Yorkshire Moors, yet often you can catch a glimpse of this magical area simply by.....

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