Attractions near Wear Head
South Tynedale Railway (10 Miles)*
Buy your ticket in the restored Victorian station building for a leisurely ride through the beautiful scenery of the South Tyne valley. The trains are hauled by preserved steam and diesel engines from Britain and abroad.
Hexham Racecourse (14 Miles)*
Perched on Yarridge Heights high above the historic market town, Hexham Racecourse has been the home of National Hunt racing in Northumberland for well over a century. It is now Northumberland's only racecourse.
Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill (16 Miles)*
Acorn Bank is a delightful sheltered garden, renowned for its herbs and orchards growing old English fruit varieties.
The Bowes Museum (18 Miles)*
Where else in the world can you see a 230-year-old mechanical silver swan, still in working order, alongside a Turner or a Canaletto?
Westmorland Motor Museum (18 Miles)*
At the Westmorland Motor Museum, the visitor can find restored and unrestored trucks and a collection of Automobilia.
Low Barns Nature Reserve (18 Miles)*
Regarded as one of Durham Wildlife Trust's premier reserves, this 50 hectare wetland site contains mixed woodlands and grasslands. A recently refurbished visitor centre is open to the public and something of interest can be seen throughout the year.
Raby Castle (19 Miles)*
Built for the mighty dynasty of the Nevills, this great fortress stands proud and defiant, its history rolling back almost a thousand years.
Birdoswald Roman Fort (22 Miles)*
Visit the fascinating hands-on interactive visitor centre and remains of the Roman fort where you become part of Birdoswald's 2000 years of history.
Auckland Castle (22 Miles)*
Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Durham, and has been for the past 800 years.
Talkin Tarn Country Park (22 Miles)*
A glacial lake nestling beneath the fells of the North Pennines, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Beamish Wild (23 Miles)*
Beamish Wild is a Ropes Activity Course, Birds of Prey Centre and Adventure Playground.
Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum (23 Miles)*
Beamish is no ordinary museum but a living, working experience of life as it was in the Great North in the early 1800s and 1900s. Beamish is a world famous open air museum.
Path Head Water Mill (24 Miles)*
Path Head Water Mill offers a great day out for all the family. Visitors can see the changes and amazing progress made to date in restoring this once derelict site in Blaydon.
Dalemain Historic House & Gardens (24 Miles)*
Behind the impressive pink ashlar façade lies the real surprise of Dalemain - its sheer variety. The history of the house stretches from Saxon times to early Georgian and has been in the same family since 1679
Durham Castle (25 Miles)*
Durham Castle dates from 1072 and was the seat of the Prince Bishops of Durham until 1832.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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