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Attractions near Hamsterley Cottage
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This is a list of the attractions near this property that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this property.
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Low Barns Nature Reserve
(2 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. |
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Raby Castle
(6 Miles)*
Built for the mighty dynasty of the Nevills, this great fortress stands proud and defiant, its history rolling back almost a thousand years. |
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Auckland Castle
(6 Miles)*
Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Durham, and has been for the past 800 years. |
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The Bowes Museum
(10 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? |
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Durham Castle
(11 Miles)*
Durham Castle dates from 1072 and was the seat of the Prince Bishops of Durham until 1832. |
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Darlington Railway Centre and Museum
(14 Miles)*
The museum collection covers the railways of North-East England, with particular emphasis on the Darlington area. Of greatest significance is Stephenson's "Locomotion" (1825), which hauled the inaugural train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. |
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Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
(15 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. |
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Croft Circuit
(17 Miles)*
Since its redevelopment in 1996 Croft Circuit has endeavoured to bring the Crème de la Crème of British Motorsport to North East and North Yorkshire spectators. |
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Angel of the North
(18 Miles)*
If you're travelling past Gateshead, whether by car on the A1, or by train on the East coast main line, you can't miss the Angel of the North. |
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Georgian Theatre Royal
(18 Miles)*
The Georgian Theatre Royal is Britain's most complete Georgian playhouse. It was built by the actor-manager Samuel Butler in 1788. |
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Towns near Hamsterley Cottage
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Hamsterley
(1 Mile)*
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Bedburn
(1 Mile)*
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Witton le Wear
(2 Miles)*
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Fir Tree
(2 Miles)*
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High Etherley
(3 Miles)*
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Low Etherley
(4 Miles)*
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Cockfield
(4 Miles)*
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Crook
(4 Miles)*
Crook is a small bustling town with an open Market Place, good selection of pubs, coffee shops and restaurants and a wide variety of shops, including factory shops. |
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Tow Law
(4 Miles)*
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West Auckland
(4 Miles)*
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