Newcastle International Airport 49 min
Kiplin Hall (31 min) Garden and architecture Head of Steam Darlington Railway Museum (6 min) Museum of local rail history in restored 19th-century railway buildings, with antique steam engines. South Park (11 min) Council-run park with a cafe, an aviary housing parrots, sports facilities & a calendar of events. Dorman Museum (19 min) Permanent & rotating exhibits, including Middlesbrough history, a zoological collection & pottery. Raby Castle (25 min) Imposing medieval castle with art treasures and tapestries in a scenic deer park setting. Binchester Roman Fort (25 min) Archeological site with ruins of a Roman fort, settlement & bathhouse founded around AD 79. Tees Cottage Pumping Station (13 min) Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (20 min) Striking slate and limestone gallery housing modern art exhibitions, plus a roof terrace and cafe. Kynren (25 min) Locomotion (16 min) Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays. Auckland Castle (22 min) Deer, castle, painting, history, and garden Preston Park Museum & Grounds (14 min) Georgian mansion for exhibits on local life, a recreated Victorian street, with riverside grounds. Wynyard Woodland Park (21 min) Park with walking paths along old railway lines, play equipment & a cafe in the former station. Hardwick Country Park (16 min) Large park with several historic structures plus a visitor’s centre, river, lake & walking trails. |