Pelton is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Pelton

There are great places to visit near Pelton including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Summerhill Force is one of Pelton's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Pelton.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are great places to visit near Pelton if you like towns.

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to Pelton if you like country parks.

The area around Pelton's best airports can be found at Teesside International Airport.

Pelton History

There are some historic monuments around Pelton:

• Elvet Bridge
• Chester New Bridge
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Neville's Cross
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Concangium Roman fort
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Old Hall
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
• Bowes Railway
• Chapel of St Mary Magdalene
• Harbour House Chapel
• Framwellgate Bridge
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Kepier Hospital
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Wardley moated site
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Aldin Grange (or Bearpark) Bridge
• Maiden's Bower round cairn