The Ponderosa
The Ponderosa is a nature reserve in Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England. The Ponderosa is situated nearby to the village Langley Moor, as well as near Meadowfield.Places of Interest
Highlights include Durham University Oriental Museum and Durham Miners’ Hall.
Durham University Oriental Museum
Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other Far East and Asian artefacts.
Durham Miners’ Hall
Community center
Photo: derek dye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Redhills is the Grade II listed headquarters building of the Durham Miners' Association in Durham, England. Officially called Miners' New Hall, it is known as Redhills from its location on Redhills Lane in the City of Durham.
Durham Castle
University building
Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durham and Spennymoor.
Durham
Durham is a city in County Durham in North East England. The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.
Spennymoor
Photo: Oneill05 oneill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spennymoor is a town in County Durham, England. It’s about 7 miles from Durham City. It was a coalmining town during World War II and since the decline of that specific industry Spennymoor has developed into an industrial estate.
Elvet
Suburb
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elvet is an area of the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.
The Ponderosa
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and grassland
- Location: Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.7558° or 54° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.6167° or 1° 37′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C6WQ94M+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 28172567OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
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