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Durham Cathedral
UNESCO-listed Romanesque masterpiece perched above the River Wear, widely regarded as the finest Norman building in England.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Houghton-Le-Spring
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About Houghton-Le-Spring
Houghton-Le-Spring is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pittington, 48km from Chesters Roman Fort.
Houghton-Le-Spring is in England, United Kingdom, with about 37,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Pittington, about 5 km away.
Houghton-le-Spring ( HOH-tən-lee-SPRING) is a town within Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham.
It lies seven miles from Durham, 7 miles (11 kilometres). Seaham is also 5 mi (8 km) directly east. The villages and towns of Newbottle, Fencehouses andRead more
Hetton-le-Hole lie nearby. It had a population of 36,746.
Other villages within the Houghton-le-Spring postal district include: Philadelphia, Penshaw, Shiney Row, Chilton Moor and Woodstone Village.
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What is there to see near Houghton-Le-Spring?
Within an hour or so of Houghton-Le-Spring: Durham Cathedral (10 km), Durham Cathedral Cloister (Hogwarts) (10 km), Angel of the North (11 km), Croft Circuit (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Houghton-Le-Spring?
The nearest famous roads are A689 Alston to Stanhope (Weardale), B6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall) and B6270 Swaledale.
Where is Houghton-Le-Spring?
Houghton-Le-Spring is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Pittington.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,746
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.8403, -1.4643
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Houghton-Le-Spring
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Durham Cathedral Cloister (Hogwarts)
The Norman cathedral's cloister garth is where Harry releases Hedwig in the snow, and its chapter house was Professor McGonagall's transfiguration classroom.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Angel of the North
Striking 20-metre steel sculpture with a 54-metre wingspan standing on a hilltop in Gateshead, England.
11 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Croft Circuit
A former World War II airfield in North Yorkshire that hosts BTCC and is known for its mix of fast straights and tight chicanes.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Roseberry Topping
A distinctive half-cone hill on the edge of the North York Moors, its shape the result of a 1912 landslip caused by mining.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
A Victorian seaside resort with a surviving pier and the world's oldest working water-balance cliff lift, opened in 1884.
43 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Chesters Roman Fort
The best-preserved Roman cavalry fort in Britain, on the North Tyne, with a remarkably complete military bath house.
48 km · about 55 min drive
waterfall
Low Force, Teesdale
A set of broad falls on the Tees above Bowlees, crossed by the Wynch Bridge, an early chain suspension footbridge.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Houghton-Le-Spring
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 43 kmRoseberry ToppingA distinctive half-cone hill on the edge of the North York Moors, its shape the result of a 1912 landslip caused by mining.
- 55 kmA689 Alston to Stanhope (Weardale)A remote high Pennine road over Killhope with wide moorland views and almost no traffic; England's highest market town at one end.
- 58 kmB6318 Military Road (Hadrian's Wall)General Wade's arrow-straight road along Hadrian's Wall, rolling over the whin sill with Roman forts on either side.
- 62 kmSteel RiggA car park and viewpoint on the Whin Sill giving the classic switchback view of Hadrian's Wall towards Sycamore Gap.
- 65 kmB6270 SwaledaleThe narrow dale road from Richmond to Nateby past Gunnerside and Keld, drystone walls and barns the whole way.
- 65 kmHigh Cup NickA perfect U-shaped glacial valley in the North Pennines rimmed by dolerite columns, reached by a walk from Dufton.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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