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Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction S)

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.....

A picture of Kelloe

Kelloe (1 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction SE)

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...

Church of St John the Evangelist

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction S)

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

Steam Train 2

Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction N)

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...

The Grey Horse Pub, Penshaw, County Durham

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NE)

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

St james church, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Durham

Coundon (43 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction S)

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Bishop Auckland Town Cemetery, South Church Road

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

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.....

Early morning sky over Washington, Tyne & Wear.

Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)

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Escomb Saxon Church, near Bishop Auckland 15th June 2009

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)

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...

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SW)

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Saltwell Park, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, February 2007.

Gateshead (293 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction N)

The urban sprawl of Gateshead rises majestically skywards in a seemingly endless mixture of concrete and glass. Gateshead stretches for almost 13 miles along the banks of the River Tyne...

Red Arrows at Sunderland Airshow

Sunderland (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NE)

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

Wolsingham Centre

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction W)

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...

River Tyne at Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne (330 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction N)

This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded by a Roman fort which was replaced by a castle.....

St.Bedes Monastery in Jarrow, Tyne And Wear

Jarrow (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.8 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)

This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93...

Sunset on the town wall

Hartlepool (478 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction E)

This is an ancient seaport and county borough which merged with its Victorian neighbour, West Hartlepool in 1967...

Stanhope Manor

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction W)

This is a lovely, bustling little town is set amidst the charm of Weardale, it is almost entirely built of stone particularly around the old Market Square, dominated by a fine stone cross...

Darlington Train Station

Darlington (113 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction S)

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...

Seaton View

Seaton Carew (13 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SE)

Seaton Carew lies at the edge of urbanised Hartlepool, it has seaside amusements and a lovely stretch of firm sand...

Cullercoats harbour. Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats (4 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction N)

Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline...

Recommended attractions near Durham

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

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)

(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)

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

Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction SW)

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Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction N)

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Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction N)

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

Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SW)

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

Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction N)

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

Seaham Lighthouse South of Sunderland

Seaham Lighthouse (3 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction NE)

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Gibside Chapel, National trust garden - Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 6BG

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NW)

Gibside is famous for the sedate historic estate set at the heart of the outstandingly beautiful Derwent Valley. The estate was.....

Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

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Mowbray Park, Sunderland

Mowbray Park (6 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction NE)

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Baltic Centre Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Baltic Centre (3 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction N)

The Baltic Centre is a new £46m art gallery on the banks of the Tyne and is the latest evidence of the area's growing cultural.....

St Nicholas Cathederal, Newcastle upon Tyne

St Nicholas Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction N)

The magnificent cathedral church of St. Nicholas has stood at the heart of Newcastle for many centuries. Its superb lantern.....

THE KEEP @ NEWCASTLE

The Castle (4 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction N)

On returning from a raid into Scotland, Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror built a castle calling it his `New.....

The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SW)

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

Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest (12 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction SW)

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

Arbeia Roman Fort at the Lawe Top in South Shields

Arbeia Roman Fort (4 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction N)

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Tynemouth Castle, England

Tynemouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction N)

The haunting, intermingaled ruins of Tynemouth Castle and Priory stand on a headland above the River Tyne. Between them they.....

Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth

Tynemouth Priory (13 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction N)

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Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction W)

Blanchland Abbey was founded as a priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and became an abbey in the late 13th century. The.....


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