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Places near Alston by type
All 299 places by distance →One day from Alston
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:48 pm
112 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Alston
- Weardale Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Killhope Lead Mining Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Bellister Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Featherstone Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Kirkoswald Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Alston
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Alston?
Killhope Lead Mining Museum (museum, about 14 km), Kill Hope (viewpoint, about 14 km), Featherstone Castle (heritage site, about 19 km), Kirkoswald Castle (heritage site, about 21 km), Bellister Castle (heritage site, about 21 km), Weardale Museum (museum, about 21 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Alston?
85 places on Spotwander: 21 hill stations & viewpoints, 41 forts & heritage, 10 churches, 2 museums, 2 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Alston?
Kill Hope, about 14 km by road; Harthope Moss (24 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Alston?
Featherstone Castle, about 19 km by road; Kirkoswald Castle (21 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Alston?
Start in Alston, visit Weardale Museum, then Killhope Lead Mining Museum, then Bellister Castle, then Featherstone Castle, then Kirkoswald Castle, and drive back — about 112 km by road in all.