Staindrop is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Staindrop

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

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

Staindrop has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area around Staindrop's best country parks can be found at Hardwick Country Park.

Teesside International Airport is one of Staindrop's best, nearby airports to visit in Staindrop.

Staindrop History

There are some historic monuments around Staindrop:

• Whorlton suspension bridge
• Thorsgill Beck packhorse bridge
• Carved rock and Romano-British settlement known as Greystone, 250m south of Moorcock Farm, Barningham Moor
• Cairn, 545m ESE of Bragg House, Barningham Moor
• Greta Bridge
• Egglestone Abbey Premonstratensian monastery: inner precinct, monastic enclosures and post-medieval house
• Packhorse bridge
• Two moated sites, the site of a dovecote and further associated features 120m north west and 180m north of The Old Hall
• Remains of St Michael's Church, 50m north west of Dairy Bridge, Rokeby Park
• Cairnfield and associated remains, 250m south east of Bragg House, Barningham Moor
• Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield Fell
• Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road
• Barforth Bridge
• Unenclosed settlement, 260m south east of Cowclose House, Barnigham Moor
• Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Hutton Hall
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Penny Hill camp
• Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkment
• Carved rock 380m ENE of Bragg House, Barningham Moor
• Medieval church site and churchyard cross, 10m south and 40m south east of St Michael's Church