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Durham Cathedral's Towers Peeping Over the Trees, Prebends Bridge in the Distance

Durham (419 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of County Durham

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction W of Pittington)

Durham as a town reflects the long history of its magnificent castle and cathedral with its winding streets, ancient market place and alleyways and other old churches to discover.....

Penshaw Monument

Penshaw (34 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction N of Pittington)

Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...

Beamish: omnibus

Beamish (94 Pictures) in the county of County Durham

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW of Pittington)

Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century...

Kirk Merrington, County Durham.

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures) in the county of County Durham

(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SW of Pittington)

Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills...

Sunderland AFC

Sunderland (267 Pictures) in the county of Tyne & Wear

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction NE of Pittington)

Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings...

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Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction SW)

One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical.....

Durham Castle from the river side, next to bridge

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction SW)

Durham Castle is another one of Durham's magnificent buildings. It was founded in 1072 and such was the impregnability of the.....

Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NW)

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Mowbray Park, Sunderland

Mowbray Park (6 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NE)

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Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NW)

Beamish Museum lies in a basin of stunning countryside covering over three hundred acres. This is no ordinary museum, but an.....

Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)

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Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NW)

Britain's largest sculpture, The Angel of the North weighs in at 208 tonnes and stands 20 metres high. It was based on artist.....


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