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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