Newcastle International Airport 1 hr 6
Dorman Museum (28 min)
Permanent & rotating exhibits, including Middlesbrough history, a zoological collection & pottery. Butterfly World Ltd (23 min)
Tropical rainforest hothouse for multiple butterfly species, plus reptiles. Seasonal opening. Newham Grange Farm (30 min) Locomotion (30 min)
Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays. National Trust - Mount Grace Priory (34 min)
14th-century ruins that were home to the Carthusians, a vegetarian and silent order of monks. Richmond Castle (31 min)
Castle with views over the dales, secluded 'cockpit' garden and interactive history exhibition. Preston Park Museum & Grounds (24 min)
Georgian mansion for exhibits on local life, a recreated Victorian street, with riverside grounds. Head of Steam Darlington Railway Museum (17 min)
Museum of local rail history in restored 19th-century railway buildings, with antique steam engines. South Park (14 min)
Council-run park with a cafe, an aviary housing parrots, sports facilities & a calendar of events. Cod Beck Reservoir (39 min) Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (29 min)
Striking slate and limestone gallery housing modern art exhibitions, plus a roof terrace and cafe. Captain Cook Birthplace Museum (32 min)
Small galleries covering the explorer's life, with dioramas and 1500 artefacts from world cultures. Stewart Park (32 min)
Open parkland with lake waterfowl and a pets' corner with deer, highland cattle, llamas and goats. Kiplin Hall (29 min)
Garden and architecture Easby Abbey (32 min)
Abbey, ruins, and church | 
