Notable museum · County Durham, County Durham
Durham Mining Museum
Durham Mining Museum is a museum in County Durham, County Durham.
Durham Mining Museum: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Durham Mining Museum
Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Durham Mining Museum — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 54.69834, -1.60280. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Durham Mining Museum
- Whitworth Hall Country Park · park · County Durham · ~3 km · Must-see
- The Carrs SSSI · sanctuary · County Durham · ~6 km · Must-see
- Brancepeth Castle · fort · County Durham · ~6 km · Must-see
- Binchester Roman Fort · fort · County Durham · ~7 km · Must-see
- Auckland Castle · fort · County Durham · ~7 km · Must-see
- Escomb Church · church · County Durham · ~10 km · Must-see
- St Oswald's Church · church · County Durham · ~10 km · Must-see
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon · museum · County Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
- St Margaret of Antioch · church · County Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
- Durham Castle · church · County Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
- Maiden's Bower · fort · County Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
- Cassop Vale circular walk · trek · County Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
- Hardwick Park · park · County Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
- Fishburn Grassland SSSI · sanctuary · County Durham · ~13 km · Must-see
- Witton Castle · fort · County Durham · ~14 km · Must-see
- St Michael's Church · church · Darlington · ~14 km · Must-see
- Charity Land SSSI · sanctuary · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
- Wingate Quarry Local Nature Reserve · sanctuary · County Durham · ~15 km · Must-see
Other museums near Durham Mining Museum
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon · museum · County Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
- Beamish Museum · museum · County Durham · ~26 km · Must-see
- Washington Old Hall · museum · County Durham · ~29 km · Must-see
- Ryhope Engines Museum · museum · County Durham · ~30 km · Must-see
- Bowes Railway · museum · County Durham · ~32 km · Must-see
- HMS Trincomalee · museum · Hartlepool · ~32 km · Must-see
- Museum of Hartlepool · museum · Hartlepool · ~32 km · Must-see
- The Bowes Museum · museum · County Durham · ~33 km · Must-see
- Shipley Art Gallery · museum · County Durham · ~35 km · Must-see
- BALTIC Centre · museum · County Durham · ~38 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Durham Mining Museum open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Durham Mining Museum yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Durham Mining Museum?
Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday). Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Durham Mining Museum?
Nearby: Whitworth Hall Country Park (park, 3 km), The Carrs SSSI (sanctuary, 6 km), Brancepeth Castle (fort, 6 km), Binchester Roman Fort (fort, 7 km), Auckland Castle (fort, 7 km), Escomb Church (church, 10 km).
Is Durham Mining Museum worth visiting?
Durham Mining Museum is listed as a notable museum in County Durham on Spotwander.