Pictures of Durham
About Durham
Welcome to the City of Durham in the North East of England. Durham as a town reflects the long history of its magnificent castle and cathedral with its winding streets, ancient market place and alleyways and other old churches to discover which tell us that at one time Durham was a great place of pilgrimage. On the outskirts of the city is the battleground site of the Battle of Neville's Cross, where England fought and defeated Scotland in 1346 taking the Scottish king David II prisoner. In Durham you will also find a Victorian Indoor Market, Botanical Gardens, Finchale Priory; a 13th century holiday retreat built by the monks of Durham Cathedral, and lots of interesting shops, walks and boat trips on the river Wear.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Durham
| Durham Cathedral | (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) | Pictures |
| Durham Castle | (0.8 miles, 1.3 km) | Pictures |
| Brancepeth Castle | (3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Waldrige Fell Country Park | (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Lumley Castle | (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Binchester Roman Fort | (7.7 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Herrington Country Park | (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Beamish Open Air Museum | (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Auckland Castle | (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Washington Old Hall | (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Washington Wetlands Centre | (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Castle Eden Dene NNR | (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Locomotion - The National Railway Museum | (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Angel of the North | (11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Seaham Lighthouse | (11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
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Kelloe, in the county of County Durham (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction SE)
Kelloe has pleasant riverside areas and is in close proximity to historic Hartlepool Quay and the seaside resort town of Peterlee on England's northern coast.
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Kirk Merrington, in the county of County Durham (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction S)
Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills.
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Beamish, in the county of County Durham (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction N)
Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century.
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Penshaw, in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NE)
Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington.
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Coundon, in the county of County Durham (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction S)
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Bishop Auckland, a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)
This was the busy social and commercial centre of the south-west Durham coalfield, but the town is actually much older than the...
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Washington, in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)
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Escomb, in the county of County Durham (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)
Lying in a prominent position ringed by the River Wear, Escomb is best known for its magnificent Saxon Church reputed to be built from stones brought from the near-by ruined Roman Fort at Binchester.
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Craigside, in the county of County Durham (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SW)
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Gateshead, in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction N)
The urban sprawl of Gateshead rises majestically skywards in a seemingly endless mixture of concrete and glass. Gateshead stretches for almost 13 miles along the banks of the River Tyne.
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Sunderland, in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NE)
Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings.
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Wolsingham, in the county of County Durham (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction W)
This is a lovely village lying on the edge of the North Pennines in an area of great scenic beauty. It is a wild and beautiful landscape dotted only by scattered farms with meadows full of grazing sheep and cattle.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction N)
This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded...
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Jarrow, in the county of Tyne & Wear (14.8 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)
This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93.
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Hartlepool, in the county of County Durham (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction E)
This is an ancient seaport and county borough which merged with its Victorian neighbour, West Hartlepool in 1967.
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| Durham Station | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) |
| A1(M) Junction 62 | (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction NE) |
| A1(M) Junction 61 | (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction SE) |
| Chester-le-Street Station | (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction N) |
| Newcastle International Airport | (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction N) |
| Teesside International Airport | (19.4 miles, 31.1 km, direction S) |
| Durham to London | (233.9 miles, 376.3 km, direction S) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Durham
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Durham center |
| Kings Lodge Hotel | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) |
| Farnley Tower | (0.3 miles, 0.4 km) |
| Three Tuns Hotel | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| Hotel Bannatyne Durham | (2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction E) |
| Honest Lawyer Hotel | (2.6 miles, 4.3 km, direction S) |
| Ramside Hall Classic Hotel & Golf Club | (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction NE) |
| Hallgarth Manor Country Hotel & Restaurant | (3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction E) |
| Three Horseshoes Inn | (4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction E) |
| Whitworth Hall Country Park Hotel | (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SW) |
| Lumley Castle | (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction N) |
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