Newcastle International Airport 56 min
The Bowes Museum (19 min)
A grand building housing an eclectic collection of antiques, curios, art and relics on 3 floors. Auckland Castle (16 min)
Deer, castle, painting, history, and garden Easby Abbey (26 min)
Abbey, ruins, and church Hamsterley Forest (45 min)
Valley woods with walking trails, wildlife-watching, mountain biking & a kid's adventure play area. Binchester Roman Fort (19 min)
Archeological site with ruins of a Roman fort, settlement & bathhouse founded around AD 79. Escomb Saxon Church (16 min)
Architecture and history Piercebridge Roman Fort (4 min) Locomotion (13 min)
Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays. Raby Castle (10 min)
Imposing medieval castle with art treasures and tapestries in a scenic deer park setting. Head of Steam Darlington Railway Museum (13 min)
Museum of local rail history in restored 19th-century railway buildings, with antique steam engines. Kynren (18 min) Hamsterley Forest (24 min)
Forest offering trails for walking, cycling & horseback riding, plus a cafe & wildlife viewing. Richmond Castle (25 min)
Castle with views over the dales, secluded 'cockpit' garden and interactive history exhibition. Egglestone Abbey (21 min)
Abbey, ruins, river, and history | 
