Wingate Quarry

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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. ()

Established: 1984 (40 years ago)Elevation: 443 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°43'50"N, 1°25'16"W

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Wingate Quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hardwick Hall Country Park, St Giles Church, Church of St Edmund, Gilesgate.

5.6 miS
Park
Hardwick Hall Country Park, Sedgefield
142 min walk • Hardwick Hall Country Park is a park located in County Durham near Sedgefield.
6.4 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Giles Church, Durham
164 min walk • St. Giles Church is a grade I listed parish church in Gilesgate, Durham, England. The church was constructed as the hospital chapel of the Hospital of St Giles and was dedicated in on St Barbara's Day, June 1112 by Bishop Flambard to "the honour of God and St Giles".
5.4 miS
Church
Church of St Edmund, Sedgefield
139 min walk • The Church of St Edmund is a Church of England parish church in Sedgefield, County Durham. The church is a grade I listed building and dates from the 13th century.
6.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Gilesgate, Durham
160 min walk • Gilesgate is a place in County Durham, England. It is situated east of the centre of Durham. It is also a ward of Durham with a total population taken at the 2011 census was 8,074.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pittington Hill
134 min walk • Pittington Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies adjacent to the village of Pittington, some 6 km north-east of Durham city. A disused quarry occupies part of the site.
4.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pig Hill
113 min walk • Pig Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of north-east County Durham, England, situated 1 km south of the village of Easington Lane.
5.5 miS
Queen Anne architecture
The Manor House, Sedgefield
140 min walk • The Manor House in Sedgefield, County Durham was built in 1707 on high ground in a country setting looking on to St. Edmund's Church as a mansion house for wealthy judge Robert Wright.
6.2 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Durham Amateur Rowing Club, Durham
159 min walk • Durham Amateur Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wear, based at City Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham.
6.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Hawthorn Dene
160 min walk • Hawthorn Dene is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of County Durham, England.
6.2 miNW
Memorial
Maiden Castle, Durham
158 min walk • Maiden Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a Scheduled Monument.
4 miSW
National park
Bishop Middleham Quarry
102 min walk • Bishop Middleham Quarry is a disused quarry, about 4 kilometres north-west of Sedgefield, County Durham, England. Quarry-working here ceased in 1934, and the site has since been colonised by vegetation.