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Beamish - The Living Museum of the North

Experience a real sense of your past at Beamish, a living, working museum, set in 300 acres of…

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North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

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High Force Waterfall

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900-year-old Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland is once again open to visitors, following a…

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