71 Places to Visit in County Durham | Directory
Durham is a lovely semi rural county and is known as the 'Land of the Prince Bishops', due to its medieval domination by the church.
Barnard Castle | Beamish | Bishop Auckland | Blackhall | Blackhall Colliery | Burnopfield | Consett | Cowshill | Darlington | Durham | Hartlepool | Houghton le Spring | Peterlee | Seaham | Sedgefield | Shildon | Stockton-On-Tees | Trimdon | Walworth | Wolsingham
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Birthplace of: Anthony Eden, Craig Raine, Colin Renfrew, Michael Scott, Sir John Summerson, Robert Surtees, Alan Price, Trevor Horn, Harold Jeffreys, Cyril Parkinson, Granville Sharp, Tom Simpson, Paul Collingwood, Bobby Robson, Elizabeth Barrett, Denise Welch, Nicola Wilson,
Barnard Castle
- Barnard Castle
- Bowes Castle
- Eggleston Hall Gardens
- Egglestone Abbey
- Hannahs Meadows Nature Reserve
- High Force Waterfall
- Rokeby Park
- The Bowes Museum
- Whorlton Leisure Park
Beamish
Bishop Auckland
- Auckland Castle
- Auckland Castle Deer House
- Binchester Roman Fort
- Bishop Auckland Discovery Centre
- Bishop Auckland Town Hall
- Durham Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
- Gaunless Valley Visitor Centre
- Hamsterley Forest
- Low Barns Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre
- Weardale Museum and High House Chapel
- Weardale Railway
Blackhall
Blackhall Colliery
Burnopfield
Consett
Cowshill
Darlington
- Head of Steam
- Paddock Farm Nursery & Water Gardens
- Piercebridge Roman Bridge (EH)
- Piercebridge Roman Fort
- Raby Castle
Durham
- Allensford Park
- Ankers House
- Botanic Garden
- Crook Hall & Gardens
- Croxdale Hall
- Derwent Walk
- Diggerland
- Durham Castle
- Durham Cathedral
- Durham Coast
- Durham Heritage Centre
- Durham Light Infantry Museum and Durham Art Gallery
- Durham World Heritage Site
- Finchale Priory
- Houghall College
- Monks Dormitory
- Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology
- Pow Hill Country Park
- Prince Bishop River Cruiser
- Seaton Holme
- The Oriental Museum
- Treasures of St Cuthbert
- University of Durham Botanical Garden
- Whitworth Hall Country Park
Hartlepool
Houghton le Spring
Peterlee
Seaham
Sedgefield
Shildon
Stockton-On-Tees
Trimdon
Walworth
Wolsingham
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