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Heritage / Visitor Centre
Oakwellgate, Gateshead
The Heritage Centre is based within the former St Mary’s Church which dates from the 12th century and is a Grade 1 listed building.
Tower
Durham City
Enjoy spectacular views of the historic city of Durham and the surrounding countryside by climbing the cathedral’s Central Tower. Make a climb up the towers, the high point of your visit to Durham Cathedral.
Visitors can conquer the 325 steps and…
Church / Chapel
Radcliffe Road, Bamburgh
St Aidan’s Parish Church in Bamburgh, is the final resting place of 110 men, women, and children who lived in the area in the 7th and 8th centuries.
Church / Chapel
Durham
Bible-based preaching in a warm and friendly atmosphere. In the evening, after the second service, there is an opportunity to ask questions in an informal setting over tea in a member’s home. Please do join us, we’d love to see you at any of our…
Church / Chapel
Bamburgh
The present day church dates from the end of the 12th century. A memorial to the Victorian heroine Grace Darling are amongst some of the many treasures.
Cathedral / Minister
Sunderland
The Minster is a significant part of Sunderland’s heritage, dating as some suggest to as far back as 940AD. Rebuilt in the 20th century and following the grant of city status to Sunderland in 1992 the church was re-designated as ‘Sunderland Minster’…
Church / Chapel
Durham City
The Chapel for St John's College, serving part of the small parishes of the Peninsula. Largely rebuilt in 1847, the church incorporates good examples of 17th century woodwork and a rare 13th century sculpture.
Church / Chapel
Trimdon
The medieval church (built in 1155) was on the pilgrim route from Whitby to Durham Cathedral. It has a Norman chancel with an unusual horseshoe arch and a Leper's window. It has a well kept churchyard, at the gate of which the Rt Hon Tony Blair…
Church / Chapel
Durham
St Cuthbert's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Durham, England. It was opened on 31 May 1827 to replace two previous chapels, one run by the secular clergy and the other by the Jesuits
Church / Chapel
Durham
A congregation made up of all sorts of people from Durham and the surrounding area. We meet to worship God, to share fellowship, and to try to live out God's mission in the world.
Church / Chapel
Shotley Bridge, Consett
The church, built of local stone, was designed by Mr. Ewan Christian (architect also of the National Portrait Gallery) and was inspired by a Swiss mountain chapel. Consecrated by Dr. Charles Baring, Bishop of Durham on 7th March 1867.
Church / Chapel
Bishop Auckland
One of England's finest Saxon churches, Escomb dates to the 7thC and contains a Roman arch and stonework. If locked keys available from 28 Saxon Green (daily 9-6 during summer and 9-4 during winter).
Church / Chapel
NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA
St Bartholomew’s Church is a Church of England building within the Diocese of Newcastle.
Church / Chapel
Consett
Blanchland got its name from the white habits worn by monks of the Premonstratensian order who founded Blanchland Abbey.
Abbey / Priory
Durham City
The very extensive remains of a 13thC priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's hermitage.
Cathedral / Minister
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Now the sixth tallest structure in the city, The Cathedral Church of St. Mary is a Grade 1 listed Catholic cathedral situated on Clayton Street in Newcastle upon Tyne. The building, which was completed in 1844 by designer Augustus Welby Pugin, is a…
Church / Chapel
Hartlepool
St Hilda's is the parish church of the Headland. The church (a Grade 1 listed building) stands in a commanding position by the sea. It is a vibrant and living church, an impressive architectural structure and a place of great importance in the…
Church / Chapel
Wingate
Holy Trinity Church, Wingate was built in 1841, just 2 years after the first shaft was sunk for Wingate Grange Colliery in 1839.
Church / Chapel
Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring
Originally dedicated in 1876 and designed by renowned architect George Gilbert Scott Junior, St. Andrew’s is a light and airy church serving the villages of Chilton Moor and Fencehouses, formerly mining communities.
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