English Heritage sites near Hetton Parish
FINCHALE PRIORY
3 miles from Hetton Parish
The very extensive remains of a 13th-century priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's hermitage. Part of it later served as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham Cathedral.
HYLTON CASTLE
7 miles from Hetton Parish
The distinctive and highly decorative gatehouse-tower of a castle built by the wealthy Sir William Hylton, shortly before 1400. Originally containing four floors of self-contained family.
ST PAUL'S MONASTERY, JARROW
11 miles from Hetton Parish
The home of the Venerable Bede, chronicler of the beginnings of English Christianity, Jarrow has become one of the best-understood Anglo-Saxon monastic sites.
BENWELL ROMAN TEMPLE - HADRIAN'S WALL
13 miles from Hetton Parish
The remains of a small temple to the native god 'Antenociticus', in the 'vicus' (civilian settlement) which stood outside Benwell fort.
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE
13 miles from Hetton Parish
A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had grounds for picnics and rooms for enjoying the view.
BENWELL VALLUM CROSSING
13 miles from Hetton Parish
A stone-built causeway, where the road from the south crossed the Vallum earthwork on its way to Benwell fort.
Churches in Hetton Parish
St Michael & All Angels
St. Michael and All Angels
High Street
Easington Lane
(0191) 903 8619
http://www.stmichaelstnicholashettonlyons.com/
This parish covers the whole of Hetton-le-Hole, Easington Lane, Eppleton and Moorsley. Our main church building is St. Michael's in Easington Lane, but we have services down in Hetton and Eppleton Community Hall too.
Pubs in Hetton Parish
Bonny Pit Lad
High Street, Easington Lane, Easington Lane, DH5 0JN
(0191) 517 2141
Brewers Arms
Local pub in the centre of Hetton le Hole. Five minutes walk from Hetton Public Transport Interchange
Colliery Inn
Local in the centre of Hetton le Hole, close to bus interchange
Highfield Hotel, Bar & Thai Restaurant
Durham Road, East Rainton, DH5 9QT
(0191) 512 0905
highfieldhoteldurham.co.uk
New Inn
Community pub on a busy junction
Old Ships Inn
Traditional, family-friendly pub with a welcoming atmosphere, popular with locals and visitors alike. The large open-plan L-shaped room has a nautical theme with walls covered in marine charts and many framed photographs of Sunderland shipb...
Prince of Wales
Back street local not far from the centre of Hetton and the bus interchange. Note the McEwans pub sign and the bricked up former doorway.
Three Tuns
This pub is set back from the main Houghton - Hetton Road with a large car park at the front. Its about 1mile south of Houghton Town Centre