Potter’s Tropical Village
Potter’s Tropical Village is a zoo in Lanchester, County Durham, England. Potter’s Tropical Village is situated nearby to Colepike Mill Riding School, as well as near the deciduous forest Ragpathside Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Longovicium and Castle Steads camp.
Longovicium
Archaeological site
Photo: David Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. Longovicium is situated 1 mile northwest of Potter’s Tropical Village.
Castle Steads camp
Archaeological site
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Steads camp is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Potter’s Tropical Village.
St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College
School
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Lanchester, County Durham, England. St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College is situated 2 miles north of Potter’s Tropical Village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanchester and Cornsay Colliery.
Lanchester
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles west of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054.
Cornsay Colliery
Village
Cornsay Colliery is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Durham, close to Cornsay, Quebec and Esh Winning.
Quebec
Hamlet
Quebec is a small village in County Durham, in North East England. Once a coal mining village, it is situated 6 miles west of the city of Durham, and close to the villages of Esh, Cornsay Colliery, Esh Winning and Langley Park.
Potter’s Tropical Village
- Type: Zoo
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lanchester, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.80339° or 54° 48′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.74363° or 1° 44′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6WR734+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1128312734OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=zoo
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colepike Mill Riding School and Cornsay Colliery (Colepike & Ford Drifts).
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