Find Places To Visit In Bishop Auckland, County Durham

A 35m tall chimney that was part of the Gaunless Valley Lead Mill.

Observatory dating from 1765, built by local astronomer Thomas Wright.

A decorative well head built in the 18th century.

Remains of part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway main line, built in 1825.

The Eldon Hall Farm trig point sits in a field (168m) near Bishop Auckland.

The Royal Oak trig point once stood in a plantation (223m) near Bishop Auckland.

The Toy Top trig point is in woodland (208m) near Bishop Auckland.

Locomotion in Shildon is a captivating railway museum that showcases the history of locomotives and their impact on transportation.

The Blue House trig point sits in a hedge (231m) near Bishop Auckland.

A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.

Two fantastic galleries in the heart of Bishop Auckland.

Castle dating back to the 17th century and home to the bishops of Durham.

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

The ruins of an old lead and fluorspar mine in the Pennines with the headframe and some buildings still visible.

One of the remaining arches carrying a two mile horizontal chimney as part of a flue system.

A memorial to the Bradford brothers and other soldiers from Witton Park who fought in World War 1 and both received the Victoria Cross.

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.

Founded about AD 670–675, it is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England.

The deer house is a rare and well preserved example of Gothic Revival architecture built in 1760.

This is the trig point for Mayland Lea Farm sitting by a wall in a field (305m) near Bishop Auckland.

The High House trig point is sitting in a hedge next to the High House Reservoir (172m) near Bishop Auckland.

The Tripsy Bank trig point sitting on top of Greater Willington Common (152m) in Willington near Bishop Auckland.