Find Places To Visit In Durham, County Durham

An Edwardian Baroque-styled multi-purpose building feature artworks.

17 street murals around Spennymoor and a case of ‘there is more to these than meets the eye’.

A grand library ornamented in wood dating to the 17th century with the scent of bibliosmia and a museum with skulls, weapons, and finds from local excavations.

A new social history museum adjacent to a grand Georgian manor house telling the history of the area.

An enchanting gatehouse and remains of a Medieval almshouse and hospital on an elbow of the River Wear in Durham.

A nature reserve which was an old mining area with remains of a monolithic winding engine house.

A Miner kneeling testing the air with his safety lamp, by Ray Lonsdale.

Attractive murals back to back on a brick wall in a former cemetery now a small park in Durham.

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

A unintentionally concealed 90 foot tall way marker marking north for astronomers at Durham University one mile south.

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

An abundance of art in a striking eco friendly/ green building.

A stunning church providing a backdrop for Durham Market Place and a lively place in which to worship.

A splendid feast of medieval lookalike architectural delights, and other things.

A gem of a market place with interesting sculptures, some secret creatures, and a timeline.

Artwork on a call of angel wings, balloons and an umbrella, set up ready for a selfie.

Yes, a 20 foot high desk lamp in green that was part of the Lumiere festival.

A large scale pavement map showing the geology of The British Isles.

Impressive castle owned by the Neville family until the 16th century.

A tall pyramidical structure made with repurposed stone from a Durham Cathedral turret.

Anglican church in Brancepeth, with views over to the stunning Brancepeth Castle.

An outstanding painting at Sheburn Village by Jordan Stead AKA Twenty Six Studio. It has become the pride of the village.

A multitude of artifacts, equipment, models, photographs and information on all things mining.

Remains of a romantic looking pele tower on a hill with scenic views.

Former St Mary le-Bow Church, hosting displays on Durham history.

A lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.

25 acres of plants from five continents. Also eye-catching art installations such as boots, bugs, and fungi.

Small National Trust site with medieval hall dating back to the 13th century.

A feast for photographers, natural history enthusiasts, structure admirers, sculpture lovers and children

A stone chair of carved gargoyles situated in Durham on the banks of the river Wear.

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.

Life size sculpture referring to the legend of Durham's founding on the banks of the River Wear

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.

The East Grange trig point sits in a hedge (103m) near Durham.

This is the trig point for Old Cassop (194m) near Durham.

A 13th century priory twixt manor house that was a retirement home and also a retreat for the Durham Monks.

A bronze sculpture depicting six monks transporting St Cuthbert's coffin in Durham City centre by Fenwick Lawson.

A stunning 900 year old cathedral built on a peninsula formed by the River Wear.

A Grecian style summerhouse on the banks of the River Wear named after a Polish entertainer.

This is the trig point for Pit House Plantation (266m) near Durham.

The Findon Cottages trig point is sitting in a field in Witton Gilbert (153m) near Durham.

The Charlaw Moor trig point is Sacriston (232m) near Durham.