County Durham - Places of Interest

Places of Interest

Key
Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
Accessible open space
Amusement/Theme Park
Castle
Country Park
English Heritage
Forestry Commission
Heritage railway
Historic House

Museum (free/not free)
National Trust
Theatre
Zoo
  • County Hall
  • Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee, controversial piece of concrete art designed by art designed by Victor Pasmore in 1969.
  • Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland
  • Barnard Castle
  • Beamish Museum, in Stanley
  • Binchester Roman Fort
  • Bowes Museum, in Barnard Castle
  • Castle Eden, a castle with adjoining village, famous for the Castle Eden Brewery.
  • Castle Eden Dene, Nature reserve with coal mining heritage.
  • Causey Arch, near Stanley
  • Crook Hall and Gardens
  • Durham Cathedral and Castle, a World Heritage Site
  • Durham Dales
  • Durham Light Infantry Museum, Aykley Heads, Near Durham
  • Escomb Saxon Church, near Bishop Auckland
  • Finchale Priory, near Durham city
  • Hamsterley Forest
  • Hardwick Hall Country Park near Sedgefield
  • High Force and Low Force waterfalls, on the River Tees
  • Ireshopeburn - oldest Methodist chapel in the world to have held continuous services. Site of the 'Weardale Museum'
  • Killhope Wheel, part of the North of England Lead Mining Museum in Weardale
  • Longovicium Roman Fort, Lanchester - ruined auxiliary fort.
  • Oriental Museum, Durham City - Asian artifacts and information.
  • Raby Castle, near Staindrop
  • Seaham Hall
  • Sedgefield - St. Edmund's Church has notable Cosin woodwork. Home to Sedgefield Racecourse.
  • Locomotion railway museum, in Shildon
  • Tanfield Railway, in Tanfield
  • Ushaw College, Catholic Seminary of great religious heritage.
  • Weardale Railway, at Stanhope, County Durham, Wolsingham and Bishop Auckland

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