Durham Castle
(10 Miles)*
Durham Castle dates from 1072 and was the seat of the Prince Bishops of Durham until 1832.
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Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
(10 Miles)*
mima is a bold new gallery of modern and contemporary art designed by Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects, located in the heart of Middlesbrough.
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Dorman Museum
(10 Miles)*
Town in Time is a permanent exhibition about Middlesborough and its people from earliest times. Middlesborough as a religious community, rural life, industrial revolution to the present day. The Dorman Museum also has a programme of temporary exhibitions
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Auckland Castle
(12 Miles)*
Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Durham, and has been for the past 800 years.
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Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
(12 Miles)*
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum marks the site of Cook's birthplace in Marton on the outskirts of Middlesbrough and is situated in the beautiful landscaped grounds of Stewart Park.
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Ormesby Hall
(13 Miles)*
Ormesby Hall is an intimate home lived in by the Pennyman family for more than 300 years, with fine plaster work, carved wood decoration and fascinating portraits.
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Zetland Museum
(13 Miles)*
Zetland - The Oldest Lifeboat in the World.
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Newham Grange Leisure Farm
(13 Miles)*
Newham Grange Leisure Farm is unique and special. Come and make friends with the rare breeds of farm animals, enjoy a walk around the fields, and why not bring along a picnic for a treat.
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Darlington Railway Centre and Museum
(13 Miles)*
The museum collection covers the railways of North-East England, with particular emphasis on the Darlington area. Of greatest significance is Stephenson's "Locomotion" (1825), which hauled the inaugural train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
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WWT Washington Wetland Centre
(14 Miles)*
Explore 103 acres of wetland, woodland and wildlife reserve at Washington Wetland Centre - one of the North East's biggest conservation success stories. This vibrant, family-friendly, site gives sanctuary to birds, insects and plant-life alike.
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Monkwearmouth Station Museum
(14 Miles)*
The Museum is closed for restoration and redevelopment and is due to reopen in the summer of 2006.
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North East Aircraft Museum
(15 Miles)*
The North of England's Premier Aviation Collection. Classic aircraft on display include : Avro Vulcan, Hawker Hunter and Falklands veteran - the Pusara. Over 30 aircraft and a collection of aeroengines all under cover.
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Low Barns Nature Reserve
(16 Miles)*
Regarded as one of Durham Wildlife Trust's premier reserves, this 50 hectare wetland site contains mixed woodlands and grasslands. A recently refurbished visitor centre is open to the public and something of interest can be seen throughout the year.
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Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
(17 Miles)*
Beamish is no ordinary museum but a living, working experience of life as it was in the Great North in the early 1800s and 1900s. Beamish is a world famous open air museum.
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Angel of the North
(17 Miles)*
If you're travelling past Gateshead, whether by car on the A1, or by train on the East coast main line, you can't miss the Angel of the North.
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