Aruna Ratanagiri

#869 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery is a Theravada Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition in Northumberland, England. The community consists of monks, novices and postulants from a wide range of nationalities, usually numbering around eight Sangha members. The monastery includes an adjacent lay retreat facility known as Kusala House. ()

Coordinates: 55°7'9"N, 1°52'59"W

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Aruna Ratanagiri – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Belsay Castle, Wallington Hall, Belsay Hall, Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens.

1.4 miSE
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Belsay Castle
35 min walk • Belsay Castle, located in Northumberland, United Kingdom, is a historic fortress that beckons visitors with its unique blend of medieval military architecture and Grecian-inspired design elements. This grand structure, now operating as a museum, offers an intimate...
3.7 miNW
Museum, Historical place, Architecture
Wallington Hall, Morpeth
94 min walk • Wallington is a country house and gardens located about 12 miles west of Morpeth, Northumberland, England, near the village of Cambo.
1.6 miSE
Museum, Garden, History museum
Belsay Hall, Morpeth
40 min walk • Belsay Hall is a Regency style country house located at Belsay, Northumberland. It is regarded as the first British country house to be built entirely in the new Greek revival style. It is a Grade I listed building.
5.1 miSE
Zoo
Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens, Ponteland
129 min walk • Northumberland College Zoo is a zoo located in Ponteland, Northumberland. Based within the 400-acre Kirkley Hall College campus, which is also shared with Kirkley Hall, the site is home to over 200 species and is managed by Northumberland College.
4.1 miE
Forts and castles
Ogle Castle
106 min walk • Ogle Castle is a former fortified manor house at Ogle, near Whalton, Northumberland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, Humphrey de Hoggell was granted rights over the manor of Ogle.
5 miSE
Zoo, Garden, Outdoor activities
Kirkley Hall, Ponteland
127 min walk • Kirkley Hall is a 17th-century historic country mansion and Grade II listed building in Northumberland, England. The estate is over 190 acres and adjoins the River Blyth at Kirkley, three miles north of Ponteland in the heart of the Northumberland countryside, which is now a Horticultural and Agricultural training centre.
3.5 miN
Memorial
Hartburn War Memorial
91 min walk • Hartburn War Memorial is a First World War Memorial in the village of Hartburn, Northumberland, in the north-east of England. The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was unveiled in 1921 and is today a grade II listed building.
7.3 miSE
Tower
Ponteland Castle, Ponteland
188 min walk • Ponteland Castle is a 13th-century stone tower house just off the A696 road in Ponteland, 8 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Northumberland. Founded by William de Valence, part of it was destroyed in a Scottish raid in 1388. In the 17th century it became part of a Jacobean manor house.
5.4 miN
Forts and castles
Rothley Castle
139 min walk • Rothley Castle is an 18th-century gothic folly built to resemble a medieval castle, situated at Rothley, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5.5 miNW
Tower
Little Harle Tower
142 min walk • Little Harle Tower is a Grade II* listed privately owned country house with 15th-century origins, located at Little Harle, Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland.
7.1 miSE
55°2'56"N • 1°45'3"W
Ponteland Park, Ponteland
182 min walk • Park