Kathedra
Statue Durham County Durham
A stone chair of carved gargoyles situated in Durham on the banks of the river Wear.
Oriental Museum
Museum Durham County Durham
A museum containing collections from cultures and histories of northern Africa to Asia including more than 30,000 objects of art, textiles, ceramics, and manuscripts.
Saint Oswald's Church Durham
Religious Place Durham County Durham
A lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.
Warren House Gill, Horden
Landscape Horden County Durham
A gem on the County Durham coast in terms of variety, scenery, history and passive science at work.
Stanhope Market Place
Landmark Stanhope County Durham
An historic market place in the centre of Stanhope and the location of the Market Cross, a Petrified Tree Stump, the War Memorial and St Thomas Church.
Wharton Park
Landscape Durham County Durham
A feast for photographers, natural history enthusiasts, structure admirers, sculpture lovers and children
Durham Castle
Castle Durham County Durham
A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.
Wheatley Hill Heritage Center
Building Peterlee County Durham
Once a former chapel, but is now a museum, packed full of local heritage.
Boxing Gloves
Art Peterlee County Durham
Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.
Relative Treats
Statue Horden County Durham
A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.
Hownsgill Viaduct
Bridge Consett County Durham
54m high viaduct, built with the help of Robert Stephenson.
Low Barnes Nature Reserve
Landscape Bishop Auckland County Durham
A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.
Durham Cow
Art Durham County Durham
Life size sculpture referring to the legend of Durham's founding on the banks of the River Wear
Mural and the Village Remains
Statue Horden County Durham
Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.
Kingsgate Footbridge
Bridge Durham County Durham
Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963
Spanish Gallery and Mining Art Gallery
Museum Bishop Auckland County Durham
Two fantastic galleries in the heart of Bishop Auckland.
Auckland Castle
Castle Bishop Auckland County Durham
Castle dating back to the 17th century and home to the bishops of Durham.
Auckland Tower
Building Bishop Auckland County Durham
A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings
Durham Angel
Statue Peterlee County Durham
Designed by local sculpturer Ray Lonsdale, this statue Horns could be the Angel Of Durham.
Easington Colliery
Landmark Peterlee County Durham
A town with a nature reserve, memorial garden, cemetry and a reconstructed miners pit cage, celebrating the times of mining in Easington Colliery.
Castle Eden Dene
Landscape Peterlee County Durham
221 hectares of woodland, grassland and paths leading to the beautiful Durham coast.
Little Tern Sculpture
Art Horden County Durham
Artwork inspired by the Little Tern colony which return to nest in Horden every spring.
Apollo Pavilion
Art Peterlee County Durham
A Brutalist public work of art in Peterlee, designed by British Artist and Architect, Victor Pasmore.
Steetley Pier
Landmark Hartlepool County Durham
A 2,000 foot long pier built in the 1960's to pipe sea water for the magnesia treatment works.
Haswell Colliery Engine House
Building Shotton County Durham
A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.
Beamish Museum
Estate Stanley County Durham
350 acre world famous open air museum set in rural County Durham.
Beamish Shorthorns
Art Consett County Durham
A sculpture of four metal cows constructed from old JCB parts, grazing on the C2C route near Beamish.
Beaurepaire Priory
Religious Place Durham County Durham
A 13th century priory twixt manor house that was a retirement home and also a retreat for the Durham Monks.
Egglestone Abbey
Religious Place Barnard Castle County Durham
Beautiful ruins of small monastery founded by White Canons set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle.
Groverake Mine
Machinery Bishop Auckland County Durham
The ruins of an old lead and fluorspar mine in the Pennines with the headframe and some buildings still visible.
Tees Cottage Pumping Station
Machinery Darlington County Durham
A 19th century Victorian pumping station used to provide drinking water to the Darlington area.
Rookhope Arch
Chimney Bishop Auckland County Durham
One of the remaining arches carrying a two mile horizontal chimney as part of a flue system.
Cauldron Snout
Waterfall Barnard Castle County Durham
At 180m it is the longest waterfall in the UK and is fed from Cow Green Reservoir.
The Journey
Art Durham County Durham
A bronze sculpture depicting six monks transporting St Cuthbert's coffin in Durham City centre by Fenwick Lawson.
Lumley Castle
Castle Chester-le-Street County Durham
A grade I listed castle built in 1392, now a stunning hotel.
The Ball and The Bradford Boy
Statue Bishop Auckland County Durham
A memorial to the Bradford brothers and other soldiers from Witton Park who fought in World War 1 and both received the Victoria Cross.
Eleven O One
Statue Seaham County Durham
A statue of a British infantryman commemorating the end of World War 1.
Barnard Castle
Castle Barnard Castle County Durham
A Grade I listed, 12th Century ruined castle on the banks of the River Tees in Barnard Castle
Killhope Lead Mine
Building Bishop Auckland County Durham
A restored 19th century mining museum in the centre of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where you can experience the life and work of the lead mining families of the North Pennines.
Terris Novalis
Art Consett County Durham
Two huge sculptures of 19th century surveyor's instruments standing on freaky feet!
Old King Coal
Art Chester-le-Street County Durham
A sculpture called Old King Coal celebrating the area's proud coal mining history.
Old Transformers
Art Consett County Durham
Statues of the Ironmaster and Coal Miner made from obselete components representing the legacy of the local steelworks.
Hardwick Hall Park
Landscape Sedgefield County Durham
An 18th century, 40 acre park designed by London architect, James Paine.
Durham Cathedral
Religious Place Durham County Durham
A stunning 900 year old cathedral built on a peninsula formed by the River Wear.
Escomb Saxon Church
Religious Place Bishop Auckland County Durham
Founded about AD 670–675, it is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England.
The Count's House
Building Durham County Durham
A Grecian style summerhouse on the banks of the River Wear named after a Polish entertainer.
Wharnley Burn Waterfall
Waterfall Consett County Durham
A beautiful little waterfall located in Allensford near Consett.
Causey Arch
Bridge Stanley County Durham
Causey Arch is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world.
St Andrew's Church And Hopper Mausoleum
Religious Place Consett County Durham
An atmospheric Anglican church and mausoleum abandoned in the 1970s.
Ushaw College
Religious Place Ushaw Moor County Durham
Ushaw College is a former Catholic seminary, partially designed by Augustus Pugin.
EM Perkins Monument
Statue Birtley, Co Durham County Durham
Statue dedicated to EM Perkins whose company supplied materials for the High Level Bridge in Newcastle.
Auckland Castle Deer House
Building Bishop Auckland County Durham
The deer house is a rare and well preserved example of Gothic Revival architecture built in 1760.
Finchale Priory
Religious Place Framwellgate Moor County Durham
Finchale Priory was a benedictine priory founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of Saint Godric.
