Stone stag beetle

Stone stag beetle is a work of art in Urpeth, County Durham, England. Stone stag beetle is situated nearby to the protected area Pockerley Farm Pond SSSI, as well as near the deciduous forest Mill Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Pockerley Farmhouse.

Beamish Museum

Museum

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Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. Beamish Museum is situated 2,700 feet south of Stone stag beetle.

Pockerley Farmhouse

House

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Pockerley Farmhouse is situated 2,700 feet south of Stone stag beetle.

Beamish Hall

Hotel

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Beamish Hall is a mid-18th-century country house, now converted to a hotel, which stands in 24 acres of grounds near the town of Stanley, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building. Beamish Hall is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Stone stag beetle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beamish and High Urpeth.

Beamish

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.

Beamish is a village in County Durham in northeast England. The village is just a straggle of miners' houses and the only reason to visit is the extensive open-air museum. Stanley is a former mining town two miles west, with a population of 19,427 in 2021.