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The iconic Durham Cathedral and Castle World Heritage Site was the first to be designated. Experience one of the finest surviving examples of Romanesque architecture at Durham Cathedral, where the breathtaking vaulted ceiling soars skyward like the choristers' voices. Marvel at the work of Saxon stonemasons who created Escomb's tiny Saxon Church - a place of worship for over 1,400 years.
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Finchale Priory
Type
Abbey / Priory
Durham
The very extensive remains of a 13thC priory, founded on the site of a retired pirate's hermitage. Part of it later served as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham Cathedral. Beautifully sited by the River Wear, it can be reached from Durham via a delightful riverside and woodland walk.
Auckland Castle
Type
Castle / Fort
Bishop Auckland
Principal country residence of the Prince Bishops since AD1190. A fine example of architectural history, the state rooms display treasures left behind including original works of art, the collection of 17thC Spanish paintings by Francisco de Zurbaran and portraits of past Bishops. St Peter's Chapel...
Durham Castle
Type
Castle / Fort
Durham City
Durham Castle, together with the Cathedral, was awarded the status of a World Heritage Site in 1986 providing international recognition for this unique, historic and scenic site. Standing side by side on a prominent hill top site and encircled by the wooded slopes of the meandering River Wear, the...
St Andrew's Church
Type
Church / Chapel
Aycliffe
Ancient ecclesiastical centre. Collection of 2 Saxon crosses dating from the 9thC, Saxon interior, Jacobean pulpit, altar, organ screen and pews.
St Mary the Virgin Church
Type
Church / Chapel
Seaham
St Mary the Virgin is an Anglo-Saxon church listed as being 1 of 20 pre-Viking churches in the country. Founded around 700AD, the chancel was rebuilt in the Norman period and a tower around 1300. It overlooks the cliffs and the sea of the Durham coast. Still in use, the church is a quiet and valued...
St Laurence Church
Type
Church / Chapel
Pittington
It is believed that a wooden church existed on the site of the present church which dates from AD1000. The beautifully decorated north aisle arches were added in about AD1180.
St Helen Auckland Parish Church
Type
Church / Chapel
Bishop Auckland
St Helen's Parish Church dates from around AD1120 when the nave bays were built. Side aisles were added in AD1170 and chapels in around AD1220. The clerestory and battlements date from around AD1500. The main door is original.
Several features in the church refer to the Eden family, forebears...
Newbiggin Methodist Chapel
Type
Church / Chapel
Newbiggin
Newbiggin Methodist chapel is believed to be the oldest Methodist Chapel in continuous use. A place of worship with a tiered seating arrangement, pipe organ and pot bellied stove (not in use). The pulpit was used by John Wesley in the late 1700s. Displays of Primitive Methodist material and lead...
Escomb Saxon Church
Type
Church / Chapel
Bishop Auckland
There are a few buildings which loom out of the darkness of history to present a challenge to us in the present, to baffle us with a sense of mystery which no amount of reasoning can resolve. The Saxon church at Escomb is one such building. When was it built? Who built it and why? How has it...
Egglestone Abbey
Type
Abbey / Priory
Barnard Castle
The charming ruins of a small monastery of Premonstratensian 'white canons', picturesquely set above a bend in the River Tees near Barnard Castle. Remains include much of the 13thC church and a range of living quarters, with traces of their ingenious toilet drainage system.
