Visit West Rainton Places

Welcome to Visit West Rainton Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in West Rainton

  

West Rainton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about West Rainton

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West Rainton history

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The naming of the township was for one of the seven monks who followed the body of St Cuthbert from Lindisfarne to Durham. Spellings of this name Reingwald have included Reynington, Reynoton, Reynton, and Rayntona.

You can visit West Rainton places with Walkfo West Rainton to hear history at West Rainton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo West Rainton has 35 places to visit in our interactive West Rainton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout West Rainton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at West Rainton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to West Rainton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 35 audio facts unique to West Rainton places in an interactive West Rainton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit West Rainton Places Map
35 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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West Rainton historic spots	West Rainton tourist destinations	West Rainton plaques	West Rainton geographic features
Walkfo West Rainton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in West Rainton

  

Best West Rainton places to visit

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West Rainton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied West Rainton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo West Rainton’s information audio spots:

Elemore Hall Elemore Hall is a mid-18th-century country house now in use as a residential special school. It is a Grade I listed building in County Durham.

Rainton Meadows Rainton Meadows is a nature reserve just to the west of East Rainton, Sunderland. The reserve, which covers 60 ha, and the adjacent Joe’s Pond Site of Special Scientific Interest, are managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.

HM Prison Low Newton HM Prison Low Newton is a Closed prison for female adults and young offenders. The prison is located in the village of Brasside (near Durham) in County Durham, England. It has housed child killer Rosemary West and serial killer Joanna Dennehy.

Joe’s Pond Joe’s Pond (formerly known as Nicholson’s Pond) is a four hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest. It lies to the east of, and adjacent to, the Rainton Meadows nature reserve in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Visit West Rainton plaques