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Delve into Great Lumley
Great Lumley in County Durham (England) is located in United Kingdom about 237 mi (or 382 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Great Lumley is now 09:48 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Great Lumley, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newcastle Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Durham Castle and Cathedral in a distance of 45 mi (or 20 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: West Rainton, Pittington, Durham, Pelton and Lamesley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 52% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lumley Castle
Durham Radisson Blu Hotel
Ramside Hall Hotel Golf & Spa
Durham Marriott Hotel Royal County
Seven Stars Inn
Garden House Inn
Durham City Centre
The Avenue Inn
Holiday Inn WASHINGTON
Hotel Bannatyne Durham
Videos from this area
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Brafferton, a 2mm/ft Finescale Model Railway
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Mayfield Street, A 2mm Scale Model Railway
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What Went Wrong – Jon Venables
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Chester le Street Front Street summer 08
Chester le Street outside St Cuthberts Walk and Greggs, Just as the "Arriva" X41 to Durham goes passed.
CHESTER LE STREET IN THUNDERSTORM!! 6TH AUGUST 2011
Chester le Street when the heavens opened outside Middle Chare, Lambton Arms and Front St 3pm Saturday 6th August 2011 Go North East Service 21 departs for Waldridge Park and Police answer...
Northern Rail 142087, 142029 and 142096 passing Chester le Street
Northern Rail 142087, 142029 and 142096 passing Chester le Street.
First TransPennine Express 185111 departing Chester le Street
First TransPennine Express 185111 departing Chester le Street.
RESTORED NORTHERN GENERAL 3501 MCW METROBUS Mk2 UTN 501Y @ CHESTER LE STREET
Lee Garrets Supurbly restored MCW Metrobus leaves Chester-le-Street South Burns May 2009.. See more of it here..:- http://www.cdbpg.fotopic.net/c1029627.html Just finished this year after...
First Transpennine Express 185144 arriving into Chester le Street
First Transpennine Express 185144 arriving into Chester le Street.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle is a 14th century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near to the city of Durham and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough. It is a Grade I listed building.
Lumley Thicks
Lumley Thicks is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Chester-le-Street and Houghton-le-Spring, north of Great Lumley.
Riverside Ground
The Riverside Ground, officially called the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club. The club's acceptance into first-class cricket was made conditional on the building of a new Test match-standard cricket ground. Work began on the new ground at the Riverside, a spectacular location overlooked by Lumley Castle, in 1990, and development has continued in phases until the present day.
HM Prison Frankland
HM Prison Frankland is a Category A men's prison located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England. Frankland is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
HM Prison Low Newton
HM Prison Low Newton is a Closed prison for female adults and young offenders. The prison is located in the village of Brasside in County Durham, England. Low Newton is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. The prison is located next to HMP Frankland, the Category A adult male prison.
Finchale Priory
Finchale Priory (pronounced finkle) was a 13th century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River Wear, four miles from Durham. It is a Grade I listed building.
Woodstone
Woodstone is a hamlet in County Durham. It neighbours the larger villages of Fencehouses and Burnmoor. The local towns are Chester-le-Street and Houghton-le-Spring. It originally was named Little Lumley, being only a short journey from Great Lumley and consisted of 5 streets of houses, Finchale Terrace, High Row, Middle Row, Lower Row and Woodstone Terrace, which were built as housing for the now disused '6 pit' mine, in the area.
Chester New Bridge
Chester New Bridge is a Grade II* listed medieval stone bridge over the River Wear near Chester-le-Street in County Durham, England. It carries Black Drive, the private entrance road to Lambton Castle, across the Wear just north of the A1052 road bridge, which superseded it in 1926. Frank Graham in Bridges of Northumberland and Durham describes it as "a fine 14th century bridge" but the official English Heritage listing citation considers it to be "probably C15".