Riding Farm

Riding Farm is a farm in Urpeth, County Durham, England. Riding Farm is situated nearby to the forest Cooper Wood, as well as near Target Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Church of St Paul.

Beamish Museum

Museum

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.

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 1½ miles west of Riding Farm.

Church of St Paul

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Paul is situated 1½ miles southwest of Riding Farm.

Church of St John the Evangelist

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St John the Evangelist is situated 2 miles east of Riding Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urpeth and Kibblesworth.

Urpeth

Village

Urpeth is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance from Ouston and Beamish, near the border with Tyne and Wear. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 3,630.

Kibblesworth

Village

Photo: Peter Standing, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kibblesworth is a village 2 miles west of Birtley, Tyne and Wear, England. Kibblesworth was a mainly rural community until the development of the pit and brickworks and the resulting increase in population.