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.

The area around Pelton's best waterfalls can be found at Summerhill Force.

Don't miss Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale's towns if visiting the area around Pelton.

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

Pelton is near some unmissable airports like Teesside International Airport,

Pelton History

There are some historic monuments around Pelton:

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