Newcastle International Airport 50 min
Hardwick Country Park (17 min)
Large park with several historic structures plus a visitor’s centre, river, lake & walking trails. Tees Cottage Pumping Station (12 min) Piercebridge Roman Fort (18 min) Head of Steam Darlington Railway Museum (12 min)
Museum of local rail history in restored 19th-century railway buildings, with antique steam engines. Kiplin Hall (30 min)
Garden and architecture Richmond Castle (29 min)
Castle with views over the dales, secluded 'cockpit' garden and interactive history exhibition. Auckland Castle (23 min)
Deer, castle, painting, history, and garden Kynren (26 min) Easby Abbey (30 min)
Abbey, ruins, and church Raby Castle (26 min)
Imposing medieval castle with art treasures and tapestries in a scenic deer park setting. South Park (10 min)
Council-run park with a cafe, an aviary housing parrots, sports facilities & a calendar of events. Locomotion (17 min)
Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays. Preston Park Museum & Grounds (18 min)
Georgian mansion for exhibits on local life, a recreated Victorian street, with riverside grounds. Binchester Roman Fort (26 min)
Archeological site with ruins of a Roman fort, settlement & bathhouse founded around AD 79. | 
