Richmond Caravan Park
✓ Set along the River Swale surrounded by natural woodlands
🏖️ 0.92 miles from Swale above Richmond Falls
Richmond
Manchester to County Durham
How to get from Manchester to County Durham by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
2h 11m · 119 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Manchester to the heart of County Durham. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 1 Redbank Service Station
- mile 7 Moto Birch Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 7 Moto Birch Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 32 Welcome Break Hartshead Moor Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 47 Skelton Lake Service Station Extra
- mile 64 Moto Wetherby Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 92 Moto Leeming Bar Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 92 Coneygarth Services Exelby Services
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of County Durham: Bishop Auckland · from Manchester Piccadilly
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in County Durham
Stonebank Cottages - Stonebank Cottage
Bishop Auckland, North East England
Sleeps 6
£691 per break
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Once you're there
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Newham Grange Leisure FarmZoos & Wildlife
Tees Cottage Pumping Station - Visitor Centre and Gas Engine HouseMuseums & Galleries
Tees Cottage Pumping Station - Beam Engine HouseMuseums & Galleries
Killhope Lead Mining MuseumMuseums & Galleries
Corstopitum Visitor's CentreMuseums & Galleries
The BishopsMuseums & Galleries
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