Rainton Gate is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Rainton Gate

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

Places near Rainton Gate feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

The area around Rainton Gate boasts some of the best towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Don't miss Hardwick Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Rainton Gate.

Places near Rainton Gate feature a number of interesting airports including Teesside International Airport.

Rainton Gate History

There are some historic monuments around Rainton Gate:

• The Water Gate
• Bowes Railway
• Maiden Castle promontory fort
• Neville's Cross
• Kepier Hospital
• Maiden's Bower round cairn
• Ludworth Tower
• Finchale Priory Benedictine cell: hermitage, monastic precinct and site of priory watermill
• Framwellgate Bridge
• Prior's Hall, Hallgarth
• Harbour House Chapel
• Coxhoe medieval settlement, 170m south west of East House Farm
• Elvet Bridge
• Sunderland Bridge, near Croxdale
• Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill
• Old Thornley medieval settlement, open field system and hollow way, 110m north of Thornley Hall Farm
• Round barrow on Hasting Hill, 230m west of Hasting Hill Farm
• Sherburnhouse Bridge
• Enclosed hilltop settlement on Pig Hill, 600m south west of High Fallowfield
• Concangium Roman fort
• Croxdale medieval chapel and churchyard cross base
• Moated site at Low Butterby Farm
• High Haswell Chapel 300m south east of Low Haswell
• Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm
• Haswell Colliery engine house, 180m north west of Plough Farm
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Seven Sisters round barrow, Copt Hill, Houghton-le-Spring
• Chester New Bridge
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Old Wingate
• Chapel of St Mary Magdalene
• Coal mining remains in Mallygill Wood
• Prebend's Bridge