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A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (43 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W of Gainford)

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Escomb Saxon Church

Escomb (7 Pictures) in the county of County Durham

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction N of Gainford)

Lying in a prominent position ringed by the River Wear, Escomb is best known for its magnificent Saxon Church reputed to be built from stones brought from the near-by ruined Roman Fort at Binchester...

Bishops Park, Bishop Auckland, Durham 7th Jan 2010

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction N of Gainford)

This was the busy social and commercial centre of the south-west Durham coalfield, but the town is actually much older than the Industrial Revolution, although that historic.....

Richmond Market Place, North Yorkshire

Richmond (130 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction S of Gainford)

Richmond is a lovely old market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire...

St John the Evangelist Church

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

(10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction NE of Gainford)

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

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The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction NW)

Arriving close to Staindrop from almost any direction the view of Raby Castle, built by the powerful Nevill family in the.....

Egglestone Abbey

Egglestone Abbey (13 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

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Bowes Museum.. Near Barnard Castle...3rd October 2004.

Bowes Museum (12 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

Josephine Bowes, wife of John Bowes was a Parisian actress, and perhaps this shows in the choice of building they chose as a.....

A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (26 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

This historic town is a picturesque centre for discovering the delights of Teesdale. The town occupies a clifftop site above.....

Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction N)

With its grand arch, Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace or the Bishop's Castle, is the official residence of the.....

Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle (50 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction S)

This castle, occupying a dramatic cliff-top site above the River Swale, led a fairly quiet life without any military action to.....

Easby Abbey, Richmond, Yorkshire, South Wall

Easby Abbey (6 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction S)

This pleasant place is interesting for the remarkable ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian Abbey. Here in an idyllic.....


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