Pittington Hill

#4188 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Established: 1987 (37 years ago)Coordinates: 54°47'45"N, 1°29'15"W

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Nearby attractions include: Finchale Priory, Elvet Bridge, St Cuthbert's Church, St Giles Church.

2.6 miNW
Monastery, Historical place, Gothic architecture
Finchale Priory, Durham
67 min walk • Finchale Priory sometimes referred to as Finchale Abbey was a 13th-century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River Wear, four miles from Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.7 miW
Bridge
Elvet Bridge, Durham
94 min walk • Elvet Bridge is a medieval masonry arch bridge across the River Wear in the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It links the peninsula in central Durham and the Elvet area of the city, and is a Grade I listed building.
3.6 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Cuthbert's Church, Durham
92 min walk • St Cuthbert's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Durham, England. It was opened on 31 May 1827 to replace two previous chapels, one run by the secular clergy and the other by the Jesuits. It is also the home of the Durham University Catholic Chaplaincy and Catholic Society.
3.1 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Giles Church, Durham
81 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".
3.3 miN
Church
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Sunderland
84 min walk • St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England. The church dates from the late 12th century and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.
3.6 miW
Historical place, Garden, Park
Crook Hall, Durham
92 min walk • Crook Hall is a Grade I listed house built in the 13th or 14th to 18th centuries, located in the Framwelgate area of the City of Durham. The oldest part is an open hall house dating from the 13th or 14th century, built in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. It is the only known domestic open hall in County Durham.
2.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Gilesgate, Durham
71 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.
3.3 miN
Town
Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland
84 min walk • Houghton-le-Spring is a town in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham, it is now administered as part of the Tyne and Wear county.
2.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pig Hill
57 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.
2.4 miN
National park
Joe's Pond, Sunderland
63 min walk • Joe's Pond is a four hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest that lies to the east of, and adjacent to, the Rainton Meadows nature reserve in Tyne and Wear, England.
2.4 miN
54°49'46"N • 1°29'45"W
Rainton Meadows, Sunderland
60 min walk • Park