The Blue Bell

The Blue Bell is a pub in Stanley, County Durham, England which is located on Beamishburn Road. The Blue Bell is situated nearby to the hamlet Kip Hill, as well as near Shield Row Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Church of St Andrew.

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 1¼ miles east of The Blue Bell.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Andrew is situated 3,700 feet southwest of The Blue Bell.

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 3,900 feet northeast of The Blue Bell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kip Hill and Stanley.

Kip Hill

Hamlet

Kip Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated directly to the north of Stanley, near Shield Row. It has two pubs, the Blue Bell Inn and the Ball Alley* 2The 3rd Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1921 The area was once known as Kiphill but sometime between 1895 and 1898 this changed to the current Kip Hill.

Stanley

Town

Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanley is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, it lies south-west of Gateshead.