Historic Libraries & Archives at Palace Green Library
Durham City
County Durham
DH1 3RN
Tel: +44 0191 334 2932
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous Northern Saints Trails Passport 2021
Tel: +44 0191 334 2932
Providing a perfect introduction to the Durham World Heritage Site for all ages, the…
Much of Durham’s history lies beneath our feet. Sometimes we can catch a glimpse of the…
Durham Castle is part of the Durham City World Heritage Site. Entrance by guided tour…
Explore 2000 years of the North East’s history, culture and faith at Durham Cathedral…
Thought by many to be the finest example of Norman church architecture in England, with…
Discover the hidden history of Durham Cathedral with one of our regular guided tours.…
Enjoy spectacular views of the historic city of Durham and the surrounding countryside by…
Framwellgate Bridge, the oldest bridge in Durham, is one of three mediaeval arch bridges…
The Prince Bishop River Cruiser offers cruises with spectacular views of historic Durham…
Raffaele Monti's statue of Charles William Vane Stewart, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry.
Bertie's Play Village is a children’s stay-and-play facility that offers children,…
The Town Hall has been central to life in Durham city for more than 650 years. Learn…
The Chapel for St John's College, serving part of the small parishes of the Peninsula.…
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…
Grade 2 listed Bethel chapel, which is now a Methodist Church dates back to 1853.
Christchurch Durham is an Anglican Evangelical Church in Durham, please see website for…
A congregation made up of all sorts of people from Durham and the surrounding area. We…
Bible-based preaching in a warm and friendly atmosphere. In the evening, after the second…
This VisitEngland accredited attraction Wharton Park commands spectacular views across…
The medieval hall merges into a Jacobean manor house, which in turn merges into a…
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric is our Grade II listed church,…
Please see website for full list of services and events :- http://cuthbertandaidan…
St Cuthbert's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Durham, England. It was opened…
St. Giles’ has been a place for people to meet and worship for over 900 years.…
Explore Ancient Egypt and Western Asia, the Himalayas, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast…
Set in countryside and mature woodland. Plant collections from North America, Himalayas…
Old Durham Gardens can be found less than a mile east of Durham City Centre. The gardens…
Ruins of a medieval manor house used as a medieval country retreat for the Priors of…
Discover a world of family adventures at Adventure Valley, the North East’s biggest…
The very extensive remains of a 13thC priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's…
Ushaw is set in the beautiful Durham countryside and houses architectural gems by…
Diggerland is the UK’s most unique construction-themed adventure park where guests can…
Rainton Meadows was created by the restoration of the Rye Hill Opencast coal mine in 1996…
Holmside Park, a newly refurbished 50 acre adventure park in Durham. Full of adventure,…
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,…
Originally dedicated in 1876 and designed by renowned architect George Gilbert Scott…
The cathedral church and shrine of St Cuthbert from AD883 to 995 with attached anchorage…
We are a Grade 1 listed building, an ancient Parish Church, that has been at the centre…
Remains of Commandant's house and neighbouring bath-house containing one of the best…
One of the largest parks in Sunderland with walks and cycle trails, family cycling with…
The medieval church (built in 1155) was on the pilgrim route from Whitby to Durham…
Discover an amazing journey through time at Beamish Museum as you travel back in time to…
Extensive area of magnesium limestone grassland with classic indicator species that…
A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham.
One of the North East's most prominent landmarks, Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 in…
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…
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is a multi-purpose cultural venue situated in Bishop Auckland…
Auckland Tower is the perfect place to get a feel for The Auckland Project, the stunning…
With three permanent rooms and one temporary exhibition space on the ground floor, the…
The Spanish Gallery is unique in Britain, telling the story of the Spanish Golden Age in…
Holy Trinity Church, Wingate was built in 1841, just 2 years after the first shaft was…
One of England's finest Saxon churches, Escomb dates to the 7thC and contains a Roman…
At the heart of historic Washington village this picturesque stone manor house and its…
The Bowes Railway is the only operational and preserved standard gauge cable railway…
Whatever the season, come rain or shine – the award-winning WWT Washington Wetland Centre…
The Gateshead Angel of the North is Britain's largest sculpture. Find travel information…
Castle Eden Dene is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is home to an extraordinary…
Experience the colourful and dramatic landscape of Durham’s Heritage Coast with its…