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Durham Cathedral
UNESCO-listed Romanesque masterpiece perched above the River Wear, widely regarded as the finest Norman building in England.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Peterlee
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Peterlee
Peterlee is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wingate, 15km from Durham Cathedral.
Peterlee is in England, United Kingdom, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wingate, about 4 km away.
Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England, south of Sunderland, north of Hartlepool, west of the Durham Coast and east of Durham. It gained town status in 1948 under the New Towns Act 1946, which also created the nearby settlements of Newton Aycliffe and Washington, Tyne and Wear.
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What is there to see near Peterlee?
Within an hour or so of Peterlee: Durham Cathedral (15 km), Durham Cathedral Cloister (Hogwarts) (15 km), Angel of the North (24 km), Roseberry Topping (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Peterlee?
The nearest famous roads are Rosedale Chimney Bank, A689 Alston to Stanhope (Weardale) and B6270 Swaledale.
Where is Peterlee?
Peterlee is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Wingate.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,300
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.7603, -1.3365
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 Peterlee
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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Angel of the North
Striking 20-metre steel sculpture with a 54-metre wingspan standing on a hilltop in Gateshead, England.
24 km · about 25 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.
31 km · about 35 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.
31 km · about 35 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.
37 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
Staithes
Former fishing village of red-roofed cottages stacked into a cleft in the North Yorkshire cliffs, where Captain Cook worked as a grocer's boy. Park at the top and walk down: the harbour view from Cowbar Nab is the classic shot.
42 km · about 50 min drive
beach
Runswick Bay
A sheltered cove of red-roofed cottages tumbling down the cliff to a sandy beach, popular for fossil hunting.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Peterlee
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 31 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.
- 54 kmRosedale Chimney BankOne of England's steepest roads, hitting 1-in-3 (33%) as it climbs from Rosedale Abbey onto the North York Moors past old ironstone kilns. A rite of passage for drivers and cyclists; caravans are banned.
- 59 kmSutton BankA steep escarpment with a 1-in-4 hairpin climb and a view James Herriot called 'the finest in England', looking over the Vale of York.
- 63 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.
- 64 kmB6270 SwaledaleThe narrow dale road from Richmond to Nateby past Gunnerside and Keld, drystone walls and barns the whole way.
- 69 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.
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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