Castle Eden Dene

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Castle Eden Dene is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve in the Easington district of County Durham, England. It is located mostly in Peterlee, between the A19 and A1086 roads. ()

Established: 1984 (40 years ago)Elevation: 256 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°44'58"N, 1°19'44"W

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Castle Eden Dene – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dalton Park, HMS Trincomalee, National Museum of the Royal Navy, PS Wingfield Castle.

4.9 miN
Shopping, Outlet mall, Shopping centre
Dalton Park
126 min walk • Dalton Park is a premier shopping destination nestled in the heart of County Durham in the United Kingdom. This expansive outlet mall offers a diverse range of high-street and designer brands at discounted prices, making it a magnet for savvy shoppers looking for...
6.3 miSE
Ship
HMS Trincomalee, Hartlepool
162 min walk • HMS Trincomalee is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She is now restored as a museum ship in Hartlepool, England.
6.3 miSE
Museum, Maritime museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool
162 min walk • The National Museum of the Royal Navy is a maritime exposition and visitor attraction in Hartlepool, County Durham, Northern England. The concept of the attraction is the thematic re-creation of an 18th-century seaport, in the time of Lord Nelson, Napoleon and the Battle of Trafalgar.
6.4 miSE
Ship
PS Wingfield Castle, Hartlepool
164 min walk • The PS Wingfield Castle is a former Humber Estuary ferry, now preserved as a museum ship in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The Wingfield Castle was built by William Gray & Company at Hartlepool, and launched in 1934, along with a sister ship, the Tattershall Castle.
5.6 miSE
Cemetery
Spion Kop Cemetery, Hartlepool
143 min walk • Spion Kop Cemetery, originally known as Hartlepool Cemetery, is a disused cemetery on the coast near Hartlepool in England. It was opened in 1856 to replace St. Hilda's churchyard and designed by John Dobson. The area took its name from the Battle of Spion Kop in 1900 during the Boer War.
6.4 miSE
Memorial
West Hartlepool War Memorial, Hartlepool
163 min walk • West Hartlepool War Memorial or Victory Square War Memorial or Victoria Square Cenotaph is a war memorial in Hartlepool, County Durham, England commemorating those from West Hartlepool who died in World War I and World War II. The war memorial, created in the 1920s, is located on Victoria Road in Hartlepool's Victory Square.
5.9 miSE
Mosque
Nasir Mosque, Hartlepool
152 min walk • Nasir Mosque is the first purpose-built mosque in Hartlepool, located on Brougham Terrace. The mosque was built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and inaugurated in 2005 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
5.7 miSE
Park
Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool
145 min walk • Ward Jackson Park is a municipal park located in Hartlepool, England. It is named after Ralph Ward Jackson, a local industrialist, who founded West Hartlepool in the 19th century.
6.4 miSE
History museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Museum of Hartlepool, Hartlepool
163 min walk • The Museum of Hartlepool opened in 1996 and is located within the attraction Hartlepool's Maritime Experience. It houses the collections once on display in the Gray Art Gallery and Museum and the Maritime Museum which was on the Headland, Hartlepool, both are now closed. The fine art collections are displayed at Hartlepool Art Gallery.
2.3 miSE
54°44'4"N • 1°16'36"W
Tweddle Farm, Hartlepool
60 min walk • Farm, Zoo
3.9 miW
Park
Wingate Quarry
100 min walk • Wingate Quarry is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of east County Durham, England. Part of the site is also a Local Nature Reserve It is a disused quarry located just south of the village of Wheatley Hill. The quarry was worked for Magnesian Limestone until the 1930s, when it closed.