The Way of Light, HexhamWelcome to a breath-taking trail that transports you from the dawn of Christianity through to contemporary pilgrimage via Dark Ages battles that changed a region’s faith, abbeys that matched Rome for majesty and a stunning seminary that taught England’s leading ecclesiastics.
Diggerland is the UK’s most unique construction-themed adventure park where guests can…
Holmside Park, a newly refurbished 50 acre adventure park in Durham. Full of adventure,…
Ushaw is set in the beautiful Durham countryside and houses architectural gems by…
Discover an amazing journey through time at Beamish Museum as you travel back in time to…
The church, built of local stone, was designed by Mr. Ewan Christian (architect also of…
Ruins of a medieval manor house used as a medieval country retreat for the Priors of…
Please see website for full list of services and events :- http://cuthbertandaidan…
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric is our Grade II listed church,…
St Cuthbert's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Durham, England. It was opened…
A congregation made up of all sorts of people from Durham and the surrounding area. We…
This VisitEngland accredited attraction Wharton Park commands spectacular views across…
Bible-based preaching in a warm and friendly atmosphere. In the evening, after the second…
Grade 2 listed Bethel chapel, which is now a Methodist Church dates back to 1853.
The cathedral church and shrine of St Cuthbert from AD883 to 995 with attached anchorage…
The medieval hall merges into a Jacobean manor house, which in turn merges into a…
Framwellgate Bridge, the oldest bridge in Durham, is one of three mediaeval arch bridges…
The Town Hall has been central to life in Durham city for more than 650 years. Learn…
Durham Castle is part of the Durham City World Heritage Site. Entrance by guided tour…
Raffaele Monti's statue of Charles William Vane Stewart, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry.
Providing a perfect introduction to the Durham World Heritage Site for all ages, the…
Over almost two centuries since Durham University was founded, our library and archive…
Explore 2000 years of the North East’s history, culture and faith at Durham Cathedral…
Much of Durham’s history lies beneath our feet. Sometimes we can catch a glimpse of the…
Discover the hidden history of Durham Cathedral with one of our regular guided tours.…
Bertie's Play Village is a children’s stay-and-play facility that offers children,…
Enjoy spectacular views of the historic city of Durham and the surrounding countryside by…
Christchurch Durham is an Anglican Evangelical Church in Durham, please see website for…
Thought by many to be the finest example of Norman church architecture in England, with…
The Prince Bishop River Cruiser offers cruises with spectacular views of historic Durham…
The Chapel for St John's College, serving part of the small parishes of the Peninsula.…
The Bowes Railway is the only operational and preserved standard gauge cable railway…
Explore Ancient Egypt and Western Asia, the Himalayas, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast…
Elvet Methodist Church is situated in Old Elvet, three minutes walk east of the market…
St Oswald’s is an Anglican church in the centre of the beautiful university and cathedral…
St. Giles’ has been a place for people to meet and worship for over 900 years.…
Set in countryside and mature woodland. Plant collections from North America, Himalayas…
The very extensive remains of a 13thC priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's…
Discover a world of family adventures at Adventure Valley, the North East’s biggest…
Land of Oak & Iron covers 177 square miles of the beautiful and historic Derwent Valley &…
Old Durham Gardens can be found less than a mile east of Durham City Centre. The gardens…
Derwent Waterside Park is the perfect place for fun, laughter and the great fresh air…
The Gateshead Angel of the North is Britain's largest sculpture. Find travel information…
Saltwell Park, based in the heart of Gateshead, is one of Britain's finest examples of a…
Rainton Meadows was created by the restoration of the Rye Hill Opencast coal mine in 1996…
Originally dedicated in 1876 and designed by renowned architect George Gilbert Scott…
Spennymoor Town Hall has it’s dedicated memorial to the works and lives lost during the…
The Gallery houses a permanent collection of art, including paintings by Norman Cornish,…
Remains of Commandant's house and neighbouring bath-house containing one of the best…
The Shipley Art Gallery is the North East’s leading gallery for contemporary art and…
At the heart of historic Washington village this picturesque stone manor house and its…
One of England's finest Saxon churches, Escomb dates to the 7thC and contains a Roman…
One of the largest parks in Sunderland with walks and cycle trails, family cycling with…
We are a Grade 1 listed building, an ancient Parish Church, that has been at the centre…
A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham.
You can learn all about life in the Newcastle and Tyneside area along with eye-catching…
Positioned high above the meandering River Wear, Auckland Palace was once home to the…
Two thousand years of history, myth and legend rush by in 90 minutes as we join young…
With three permanent rooms and one temporary exhibition space on the ground floor, the…
Auckland Tower is the perfect place to get a feel for The Auckland Project, the stunning…
The Spanish Gallery is unique in Britain, telling the story of the Spanish Golden Age in…
Dance City welcomes all kinds of people with a passion for all kinds of dance and offers…
The Northern Saints Project is a Visit County Durham initiative supported by:
Durham Cathedral, Durham County Council, Durham Diocese, Gateshead Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, Hexham Abbey, Newcastle City Council, NewcastleGateshead Initiative, North Tyneside Council, Northumberland County Council, Northumberland Tourism, South Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority, The Auckland Project and is part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
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