Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

Recommended towns & villages near Auckland Castle

Bishop Auckland Town Cemetery, South Church Road

Bishop Auckland

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

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.....

Information | Pictures (142) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

St James Church, Coundon, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, taken 07/01/2007.

Coundon

(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction E)

..

Information | Pictures (43) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

A picture of Escomb

Escomb

(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction W)

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...

Information | Pictures (7) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Church of St John the Evangelist

Kirk Merrington

(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction E)

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

Information | Pictures (49) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Spennymoor High Street, County Durham

Spennymoor

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NE)

Long before Spennymoor ever existed there was... Spenny Moor. Spenny Moor was a vast area of common land, and we are indebted to noted historian and antiquarian Robert Surtees.....

Information | Pictures (188) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside

(6.4 miles, 10.4 km, direction NW)

..

Information | Pictures (2) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Elvet Bridge, over the River Wear; Durham City

Durham

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)

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.....

Information | Pictures (419) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

A picture of Kelloe

Kelloe

(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction NE)

Kelloe has pleasant riverside areas and is in close proximity to historic Hartlepool Quay and the seaside resort town of Peterlee on England's northern coast...

Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

A picture of Wolsingham

Wolsingham

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW)

This is a lovely village lying on the edge of the North Pennines in an area of great scenic beauty. It is a wild and beautiful landscape dotted only by scattered farms with meadows full of grazing sheep and cattle...

Information | Pictures (18) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

Bandstand, South Park, Darlington, Co. Durham

Darlington

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)

Darlington, bustling though it is today was once a small Saxon settlement, this flourished as evidenced by the beautiful building of the church dedicated to Saint Cuthbert which lies at the heart of the town...

Information | Pictures (113) | Hotels | Holiday Cottages

All towns in County Durham
Complete A to Z of towns in England

Recommended attractions near Auckland Castle

Hypocaust at Binchester Roman Fort, County Durham

Binchester Roman Fort

(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)

For over 300 years, Binchester Roman Fort was occupied for. To begin with, soldiers in this fort did not come from this area;.....

Information | Pictures (4) | Hotels

Soho Shed

Locomotion - The National Railway Museum

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction SE)

..

Information | Pictures (201) | Hotels

Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction N)

..

Information | Pictures (2) | Hotels

The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction SW)

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

Information | Pictures (31) | Hotels

Durham Castle from the river side, next to bridge

Durham Castle

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction NE)

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

Information | Pictures (36) | Hotels

Hardwick Park, Sedgefield, County Durham.

Hardwick Park

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction E)

..

Information | Pictures (8) | Hotels

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)

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

Information | Pictures (154) | Hotels

Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

Hampsterley Forest encompasses over five thousand acres, it is a combination of parkland and forest, giving access to some of the.....

Information | Pictures (12) | Hotels

Castle Dean Walk

Castle Eden Walkway Country Park

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction E)

..

Information | Pictures (6) | Hotels

Waldridge Fell Moor, County Durham

Waldrige Fell Country Park

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

..

Information | Pictures (1) | Hotels


All attractions in County Durham
Complete A to Z of attractions in England