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Witton Castle Country Park

Stunning Country Park located at the foothills of the Pennines
Home to a 15th century grade ll Listed Castle

Witton Castle is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, one mile from the A68 and 15 minutes from the A1. The holiday homes are set in amongst the most stunning grounds available in the North-East of England. The park benefits from numerous nature trails, a crazy golf course, in house cinema room, brand new restaurant and two bars and a children's outdoor playground. During season the castle is host various events throughout the day such as Car shows, Obstacle course and fun runs as well as the highly anticipated Stormin the Castle event. As the evening unfolds various acts perform from magicians to vocal artists.

Site type

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of Shorewood Leisure Group group.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Themes

Forest

Lake and/or mountain

Luxury

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Location

Witton Castle Country Park

Sloshes Lane

Bishop Auckland

Witton Le Wear

Co. Durham

England

DL14 0DE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.65757°N
-1.76434°W

Nearest transport

Coach

17.8 km Bus Station

20.2 km Dolphin Centre

25.5 km South Burns Stand K

Rail

5.6 km Bishop Auckland Rail Station

9 km Shildon Rail Station

10.8 km Wolsingham Rail Station

Ferry

35.5 km Transporter Bridge South Side

35.6 km Transporter Bridge North Side

42.4 km Newcastle International Ferry Terminal

Airport

26.9 km Durham Tees Valley Airport

42.4 km Newcastle International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Witton Castle Country Park is ideally located within close proximity to many local attractions such as Bowes Museum, Beamish open air museum, Killhope Lead Mine and Digger Land to name but a few. Should you wish to explore the outdoors you can take up walking one of our 5 nature trails or visit Hamsterley Forrest and explore the many walking or cycling trails they have to offer, High Force is also home to one of the most majestic waterfalls in the area with some amazing views that make for great photography.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Crimdon	34.1 km	Sea	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seaham Beach	34.6 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Seaham Hall Beach	34.6 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Seaton Carew North	37.2 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	Good	Good
Seaton Carew Centre	37.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 8.6 km

Barnard Castle 15.2 km

The Bowes Museum 16.1 km

Durham Cathedral 17.6 km

Durham Castle 17.8 km

National Trust

Moulton Hall 27.1 km

Gibside 29.2 km

Washington Old Hall 31.5 km

Cherryburn 34.3 km

Holy Jesus Hospital 36.3 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Witton le Wear 2.2 km

Witton-le-Wear 2.4 km

Low Barnes Nature Reserve (Witton Le Wear) 2.4 km

Etherley Dene, Escomb and the River Wear 4.1 km

Bishop Auckland - Sunny Brow 5.4 km

Local events

Festival of Thrift (Saturday, 21 September 2024 – Saturday, 21 September 2024)
Stockton-on-Tees, England 19.9 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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What attractions are near Witton Castle Country Park? Witton Castle Country Park is ideally located within close proximity to many local attractions such as Bowes Museum, Beamish open air museum, Killhope Lead Mine and Digger Land to name but a … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Witton Castle Country Park?

On-site accommodation

Arrive: 3 p.m. – Anytime

Depart by: 10 a.m.

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