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Recommended Towns & Villages near Burnopfield

Town Street of Beamish Museum

Beamish (94 Pictures)

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

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...

Gateshead

Gateshead (293 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (6.2 miles, 10.0 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...

Newcastle upon Tyne. Millenium Bridge with The Sage in the background

Newcastle upon Tyne (330 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (6.8 miles, 10.9 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.....

Washington Old Hall. Washinton, Tyne and Wear.

Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction E)

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All Saints Church, Penshaw, County Durham

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction E)

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

Durham Cathedral

Durham (419 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of County Durham (10.9 miles, 17.6 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.....

St.Bedes Monastery in Jarrow, Tyne And Wear

Jarrow (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (11.3 miles, 18.1 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...

A View Of The River Tyne At Corbridge, Northumberland

Corbridge (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction W)

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...

Blanchland, Northumberland - November 2004

Blanchland (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (13.0 miles, 21.0 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 (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SW)

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 (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction S)

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Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Sunderland (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)

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

Cullercoats harbour. Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats (4 Pictures)

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

Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline...

Where sheep shall graze

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (15.5 miles, 25.0 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...

The River Tyne at Hexham

Hexham (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northumberland (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction W)

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

Here's Lily again

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (15.7 miles, 25.3 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.....

A picture of Seaton Sluice

Seaton Sluice (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northumberland (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction NE)

For centuries salt had been panned in the region, at this time the village was known as Hartley Pans, but this appears to have changed following the building of a harbour with a sluice at the harbour mouth...

Sawns on Bolam Lake, Northumberland

Bolam (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction N)

This is an historic village, it took its name from a Baron de Bolam in the 13th century...

A picture of Kelloe

Kelloe (1 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SE)

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...

St John the evangelist church. Kirk Merrington, County Durham

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction S)

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

Recommended attractions near Burnopfield

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

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)

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)

(3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction SE)

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 at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction E)

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

St Nicholas Cathederal, Newcastle upon Tyne

St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.6 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)

(6.9 miles, 11.0 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)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 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.....

Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction SE)

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Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

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

Durham Castle from the river side, next to bridge

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 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.....

Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction E)

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Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction S)

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Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 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.....

Arbeia Roman Fort at the Lawe Top in South Shields

Arbeia Roman Fort (4 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NE)

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Mowbray Park, Sunderland

Mowbray Park (6 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction E)

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Belsay Castle

Belsay Hall & Gardens (119 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 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.....

Tynemouth Castle, England

Tynemouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

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

Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth

Tynemouth Priory (13 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NE)

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Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

Hexham Abbey (10 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction W)

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)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction W)

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Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland

Seaton Delaval Hall (5 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NE)

This house with its beautiful baroque work and wonderful ionic columns is the work of a man who was both inventive playwright and.....


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