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.
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
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.
Rookhope Arch
Chimney Bishop Auckland County Durham
One of the remaining arches carrying a two mile horizontal chimney as part of a flue system.
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.
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.
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.
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.
