Harperley POW camp was purpose-built during WW2 to house Italian and German prisoners. The camp consists of 49 huts - the most complete of only...

Standing tall and proud on a rocky cliff along a bank overlooking the River Tees, Bernard Castle is an impressive and breathtaking sight and was...

The Bowes Museum offers one of Britain’s most fascinating museum experiences. Founded over 100 years ago by John and Josephine Bowes, the magnificent building contains...

This splendid mediaeval castle, built in the mid 14th century on the site of an earlier fortified manor house by the powerful Nevill family, who...

Known as High Force, this naturally formed waterfall is a site to behold. The winding woodland paths that lead up to the waterfall are...

The centrepiece of the town, this beautiful building is a fine piece of architecture that is the cultural, social and administrative centre of the town....

This historic castle has been the home of the Bishops of Durham for over 800 years, and today is the Bishop’s official residence. The historic...

Standing on the borders of Yorkshire and County Durham, Egglestone Abbey was always a very poor abbey and now stands in ruins amongst fields of...

Lead mining was an important industry in the North of England for a great many decades, and lots of people and communities relied on this...

The Oriental Museum is part of Durham University, an institution that has had a long and interesting connection with the orient. The museum houses...

The Durham Miner Heritage Group have a museum that allows visitors the chance to learn more about the rich mining heritage of this county and...

Durham University is one of the most prestigious in the country and has a long and distinguished history associated with academic excellence. The University...

The North Pennines has been an area where there has been a great deal of mineral mining activity throughout the centuries. This fascinating museum...

Located in a beautiful old mill building in Durham, this archaeology collection is owned by the University of Durham, and is one of the chief...

The present Cathedral has stood on this spot as a place of prayer and pilgrimage for over 900 years. It contains the remains of Cuthbert,...

Locomotion celebrates Shildon’s history as one of the world’s oldest railway towns. The first passenger train on the first passenger railway in the world left...

The Durham Heritage Centre and Museum is one of the most well loved and visited attractions within the county, and tells the story of both...

Cherryburn is the birthplace of a great artist. Thomas Berwick, Northumberland’s greatest wood engraver, was born here in 1753. Famous for his illustration of birds,...

The County Record Office has been keeping detailed records of everything that happens in County Durham for many centuries, and therefore carries a massive collection...

The Durham Light Infantry Museum and Art Gallery share premises and make quite comfortable bedfellows, although at immediate consideration of the names, you might not...