Recommended Towns in County Durham

Beamish in the county of County Durham
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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Bishop Auckland in the county of County Durham
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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Darlington in the county of County Durham
Darlington, bustling though it is today was once a small Saxon settlement, this flourished as evidenced by the beautiful building of the church dedicated to Saint Cuthbert which lies at the heart of the town.
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Durham in the county of County 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...
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Escomb in the county of County Durham
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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Forest-in-Teesdale in the county of County Durham
It's landscape, possessed of a wild untamed beauty, highlighted by the meandering River Tees, has a few ancient farmhouses and old stone cottages.
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Hartlepool in the county of County Durham
This is an ancient seaport and county borough which merged with its Victorian neighbour, West Hartlepool in 1967.
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Kelloe in the county of County Durham
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
Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills.
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Seaton Carew in the county of County Durham
Seaton Carew lies at the edge of urbanised Hartlepool, it has seaside amusements and a lovely stretch of firm sand.
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Stanhope in the county of County Durham
This is a lovely, bustling little town is set amidst the charm of Weardale, it is almost entirely built of stone particularly around the old Market Square, dominated by a fine stone cross.
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Wolsingham in the county of County Durham
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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