Eldon Moor Plantation

Eldon Moor Plantation is a forest in Middridge, County Durham, England. Eldon Moor Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Eldon South Cottages, as well as near the village Middridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Locomotion Museum and Newton Aycliffe railway station.

Locomotion Museum

Museum

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Locomotion, previously known as Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon, is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum was renamed in 2017 when it became part of the Science Museum Group.

Newton Aycliffe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Adambro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newton Aycliffe is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station, situated 7 miles 4 chains north-west of Darlington, serves the town of Newton Aycliffe in County Durham, England.

Woodham Golf and Country Club

Golf course

Woodham Golf and Country Club is a golf club in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England. The course, set over 229 acres of parkland, opened in 1981, and was designed by James Hamilton-Stutt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton Aycliffe and Bishop Auckland.

Newton Aycliffe

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Newton Aycliffe is one of the largest settlements in County Durham. It offers fewer activities and sights than other towns in the region, but it is easy to reach and worth a stop.

Bishop Auckland

Photo: Riversiderouge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bishop Auckland is a town in County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 23,000 in 2021. The main reason to visit is the fine castle, for eight centuries a bishop's residence.

Shildon

Town

Photo: David Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first station, built in 1825, and locomotive works on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

Eldon Moor Plantation

Type: Forest
Location: Middridge, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.6389° or 54° 38′ 20″ north

Longitude

-1.5918° or 1° 35′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C6WJCQ5+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 68284016

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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