Stockton-on-Tees

Worth seeing in and around Stockton-on-Tees

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Teesside University

   Teesside University is a public university with its main campus in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire in North East England. It was officially opened as Constantine Technical College in 1930, before becoming a polytechnic in 1969, and finally granted university status in 1992 by the Privy Council.

   5.5 km · public university in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

   MIMA, or Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, is a contemporary art gallery based in the centre of Middlesbrough, England. The gallery was formally launched on Sunday, 27 January 2007; since 2014, it has been part of Teesside University.

   5.6 km · art Museum in Middlesbrough, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Cuthbert's Church, Redmarshall

   St Cuthbert's Church is in the village of Redmarshall, County Durham, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stockton, the archdeaconry of Auckland, and the diocese of Durham.

   5.6 km · Grade I listed church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough

   Sacred Heart Church formerly the Church of Sacred Heart and St Philomena is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the town centre of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. It was built from 1930 to 1932 and is based on the design of St Andrew's Abbey in Bruges, Belgium.

   5.1 km · grade II listed catholic church in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Dorman Museum

   Dorman Museum is a local and social history museum on the town centre side of Albert Park, Linthorpe in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of two museums operated by the local borough council, along with the Captain Cook birthplace in Stewart Park.

   5.1 km · museum in Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   ARC Theatre & Arts Centre

   ARC Stockton Arts Centre is a multi-purpose arts centre embracing cinema, theatre, dance and music. It has five floors offering four venues: two theatres, a mixed venue called The Point, and a cinema.

   700 m · arts centre and theatre in Stockton-on-Tees, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Globe Theatre

   The Globe is a Grade II listed Art Deco theatre, in Stockton-on-Tees, England.

   500 m · theatre and cinema in Stockton-on-Tees, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Tees Barrage

   The Tees Barrage is a barrage and road bridge across the River Tees, Northern England, just upriver of Blue House Point and is used to control the flow of the river, preventing flooding and the effects of tidal change. It is between the towns of Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby, road access is only by the latter with limited road access to the Tees's north bank.

   2.3 km · dam in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Peter ad Vincula

   The Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Thornaby, is an Anglican church in Thornaby, North Yorkshire, England. The structure, which is grade II* listed, is dated to the 12th century, replacing an earlier building on the same site.

   3.3 km · church in Thornaby, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Former Town Hall

    Thornaby Town Hall is a municipal building in the Mandale Road in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. The building, which is owned by Thornaby Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

    1.7 km · town hall in Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Town Hall is in the plaza midway along High Street. It was built in 1735 and restored in 2011. Stockton Parish Church further north on High Street was completed in 1712 and remains active.

1. 01
   Preston Park

   Preston Hall was built in 1825 but greatly extended from the 1880s by Robert Ropner, a shipping tycoon.

From Wikivoyage: Stockton-on-Tees, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Globe Theatre mostly puts on live music. It's on High St next to the shopping centre. Georgian Theatre is a smaller venue further south on High St, in a 1766 building. ARC is a large modern venue on Dovecot St a block west of High St. Splash is a swimming baths on Church Rd, with two slides and a wave machine.

1. 01
   Hollywood Bowl

   Aintree Oval, Teesside Leisure Park TS17 7BU,.

2. 02
   Billingham Forum

   This leisure complex has ice skating, a swimming pool, gym, sports hall, squash courts, play barn and a theatre.

From Wikivoyage: Stockton-on-Tees, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Sorriso, 13-24 High St TS18 1UB,. Mon-Fri 4:30AM-9PM, Sat noon-10PM, Sun noon-7PM. Reliable Italian, slick service. The Thomas Sheraton, 4 Bridge Rd TS18 1BH,. Daily 8AM-midnight. JD Wetherspoon with decent food and ale. Peking Garden, 15 Bridge St 3-24 TS18 3AA,. Mon-Sat 5-10PM, Sun noon-9PM. Good buffet-style Chinese.

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Getting to Stockton-on-Tees

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 57 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 81 km · Manchester (MAN), 150 km

Stations

Middlesbrough railway station, 5.6 km · Billingham railway station, 4.8 km · Stockton railway station, 100 m · Allens West railway station, 5.8 km · Eaglescliffe railway station, 4.9 km

• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Stockton-on-Tees

  49 km · quickest by road, 1h 11m · £5–7
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Stockton-on-Tees

  87 km · quickest by road, 2h · £10–14
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Stockton-on-Tees

  135 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · £16–22
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