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Durham tourism - Hotels, restaurants, b & b, tourist attractions
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Durham tourism - Hotels, restaurants, b & b, tourist attractions

Durham has many tourist attractions including theme parks, scenic train rides, museums and galleries, animal attractions, castles and historic monuments. The beautiful countryside has excellent accomodation including luxury hotels with spa's, holiday cottages, cheap hotels and b & b, and self catering holiday homes. If you are thinking of visiting Durham for a holiday, short break or day trip you will find fantastic restaurants and places to eat in places such as Durham, Hartlepool, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Sedgefield, Spennymoor, Seaham, Stanley and Consett.


Durham tour guide
High Force - Barnard Castle
High Force - Barnard Castle
HMS Trincomalee - Hartlepool
HMS Trincomalee - Hartlepool
Things to See Things to Do Places to Visit Popular

Animal Attractions


Beamish Wild Birds of Prey and Ropes activity centre - Stanley

Broom House Adventure Farm - Witton Gilbert

Tweddle Childrens Animal Farm
Blackhall Colliery

Hannahs Meadows Nature Reserve - Barnard Castle
Auckland Castle Deer House - Bishop Auckland
Nature Reserves in Durham
Theatre

Empire Theatre & Cinema - Consett
Arts Centre - Darlington
Darlington Civic Theatre - Darlington
Gala Theatre - Durham
Museums & Exhibitions

Beamish - The living museum of the North - Award winning museum

Bowes Museum - Barnard Castle

Killhope Lead Mining Museum - Bishop Auckland
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience - Hartlepool
The Oriental Museum - Durham
Darlington Railway Centre and Museum - Head of Steam - Darlington
Durham Light Infantry Museum and Durham Art Gallery - Durham
Locomotion (National Railway Museum)
Shildon


Theme Parks / Adventure Playgrounds / Play Centres

Fun Shack - Seaham
Bobby Shafto's restaurant and bar - Playbarn, outdoor play area - Spennymoor
Mister Twisters Wacky World of Fun - Hartlepool

Jumbo Jungle - Consett
Crazy Corner - Stockton-on-Tees
Diggerland - Langley Park
Pirate Petes Castle Adventure - Peterlee
Boat & Train trips

Weardale Railway - Bishop Auckland
Prince Bishop River Cruiser - Durham
Tanfield Railway - Tanfield
Sports & Leisure

Golf Courses in Durham
Cycle routes in Durham

Sedgefield Racecourse

Kascada Bowling - Durham
Campsites in Durham
National Paintball Games - Darlington
Virgin Balloon Flights - Bishop Auckland
C2C - Sea to Sea Cycle Route - Darlington
Leisure Complex
Swimming / Fun Pools

Spennymore leisure Centre - Spennymoor
Splash - Stockton-on-Tees

Historic Sites / Monuments

HMS Trincomalee - Hartlepool
H M Bark Endeavour - Stockton-On-Tees
Durham Cathedral
Raby Castle - Staindrop
Auckland Castle
Egglestone Abbey - Barnard Castle
Finchale Priory - Nr Durham

Barnard Castle - Barnard Castle

Bowes Castle - Barnard Castle
Durham Castle - Durham
Binchester Roman Fort - Bishop Auckland
Piercebridge Roman Fort - Darlington
Parks / Houses/ Gardens / Nature

High Force - Barnard Castle
Durham Botanic Garden
Crook Hall and Gardens - Durham
Eggleston Hall Gardens - Barnard Castle
Rokeby Park - Barnard Castle
Guided Tours / Walks


Durham tour

Walks and Rides in Durham
Derwent Walk - Durham
Walking in Upper Teesdale
Towns / Villages / Misc

Causey Arch - Stanley - Oldest surviving railway bridge
Beamish - The living museum of the North
Beamish - The living museum of the North
Award winning museum