Newcastle International Airport 55 min
The Bowes Museum (20 min)
A grand building housing an eclectic collection of antiques, curios, art and relics on 3 floors. Escomb Saxon Church (15 min)
Architecture and history Egglestone Abbey (21 min)
Abbey, ruins, river, and history Piercebridge Roman Fort (4 min) Kynren (17 min) Hamsterley Forest (23 min)
Forest offering trails for walking, cycling & horseback riding, plus a cafe & wildlife viewing. Easby Abbey (26 min)
Abbey, ruins, and church Raby Castle (13 min)
Imposing medieval castle with art treasures and tapestries in a scenic deer park setting. Binchester Roman Fort (18 min)
Archeological site with ruins of a Roman fort, settlement & bathhouse founded around AD 79. Auckland Castle (15 min)
Deer, castle, painting, history, and garden Hamsterley Forest (47 min)
Valley woods with walking trails, wildlife-watching, mountain biking & a kid's adventure play area. Locomotion (12 min)
Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays. Head of Steam Darlington Railway Museum (13 min)
Museum of local rail history in restored 19th-century railway buildings, with antique steam engines. Richmond Castle (25 min)
Castle with views over the dales, secluded 'cockpit' garden and interactive history exhibition. | 
