Recommended Towns & Villages near Monk Hesleden

Hartlepool (478 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction SE)

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 (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction SE)

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 (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction W)

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 (11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction S)

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 (11.8 miles, 18.9 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.....

Durham (419 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of County Durham (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction W)

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.....

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)

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

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NW)

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

Sunderland (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.7 miles, 20.5 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...

Coundon (43 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction W)

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Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)

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Marske-by-the-Sea (22 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of North Yorkshire (14.6 miles, 23.6 km, direction SE)

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Yarm (8 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (15.6 miles, 25.2 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.....

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (15.9 miles, 25.7 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.....

Saltburn-by-the-Sea (91 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of North Yorkshire (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction SE)

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

Guisborough (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SE)

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Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.1 miles, 27.5 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...

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.2 miles, 27.7 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...

Darlington (113 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.7 miles, 28.5 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...

Jarrow (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction NW)

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...

Recommended attractions near Monk Hesleden

Seaham Lighthouse (3 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction N)

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Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction W)

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

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)

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

Mowbray Park (6 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction N)

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Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction NW)

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Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

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Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction NW)

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Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.0 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.....

Guisborough Priory (4 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SE)

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Roseberry topping (27 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction SE)

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

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 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)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 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.....

Arbeia Roman Fort (4 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.8 km, direction N)

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Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 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.....

Tynemouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction N)

The haunting, intermingaled ruins of Tynemouth Castle and Priory stand on a headland above the River Tyne. Between them they.....

Tynemouth Priory (13 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction N)

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St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction NW)

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

The Castle (4 Pictures)

(21.3 miles, 34.2 km, direction NW)

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

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction NW)

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

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(22.5 miles, 36.3 km, direction SW)

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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