Newcastle International Airport 59 min
Oriental Museum (31 min)
Focusing on Asian art and culture, covering ancient Egypt to India, China and Japan. Hamsterley Forest (15 min)
Forest offering trails for walking, cycling & horseback riding, plus a cafe & wildlife viewing. Hamsterley Forest (40 min)
Valley woods with walking trails, wildlife-watching, mountain biking & a kid's adventure play area. Head of Steam Darlington Railway Museum (25 min)
Museum of local rail history in restored 19th-century railway buildings, with antique steam engines. Kynren (17 min) Hall Hill Farm (24 min)
Visitor farm with cows, rabbits and guinea pigs, a play barn, a toddler area and donkey rides. Auckland Castle (15 min)
Deer, castle, painting, history, and garden Barnard Castle (20 min) Egglestone Abbey (26 min)
Abbey, ruins, river, and history Binchester Roman Fort (18 min)
Archeological site with ruins of a Roman fort, settlement & bathhouse founded around AD 79. Locomotion (17 min)
Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays. Escomb Saxon Church (13 min)
Architecture and history The Bowes Museum (22 min)
A grand building housing an eclectic collection of antiques, curios, art and relics on 3 floors. Raby Castle (11 min)
Imposing medieval castle with art treasures and tapestries in a scenic deer park setting. Low Barns Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre (12 min) | 
