Actondene Wood

Actondene Wood is a forest in , , . Actondene Wood is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Church of St Andrew.

Museum
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
is an open-air museum located in , 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.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beamish and Chester-le-Street.

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
is a village in 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.

Photo: JohnBlackburne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , with a population of 23,500 in 2021. It's a commuter town for Newcastle 8 miles north; the main reason to visit is Durham CCC cricket ground, which stages county and international matches.

Town
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between and , it lies south-west of .

Actondene Wood

Latitude
54.8697° or 54° 52′ 11″ north
Longitude
-1.666° or 1° 39′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C6WV89M+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 405488003
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as No Place and 1940‘s Farm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beamish Primary School and Methold Houses.

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