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Woburn Deer Park, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn

in the county of Bedfordshire

Annual snow day in Exeter

Exeter

a Historic City in the county of Devon

Village sign

Fletching

in the county of East Sussex

Recommended Towns & Villages near Coundon

Bishops Park, Bishop Auckland, Durham 7th Jan 2010

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction W)

This was the busy social and commercial centre of the south-west Durham coalfield, but the town is actually much older than the Industrial Revolution, although that historic.....

kirk merrington, county durham.

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction NE)

Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills...

A picture of Escomb

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (3.1 miles, 5.1 km, direction W)

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...

Here's Lily again

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction NE)

Long before Spennymoor ever existed there was... Spenny Moor. Spenny Moor was a vast area of common land, and we are indebted to noted historian and antiquarian Robert Surtees.....

A picture of Kelloe

Kelloe (1 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction NE)

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...

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW)

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Prebends Bridge

Durham (419 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of County Durham (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction N)

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.....

St.Cuthbert's Church, Darlington, County Durham

Darlington (113 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction S)

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...

Wolsingham

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)

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...

Barnard Castle and the river Tyne

Barnard Castle (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SW)

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Town Street of Beamish Museum

Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (14.7 miles, 23.7 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...

Yarm Town Hall, High Street, Yarm, Cleveland, Teesside.

Yarm (8 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction SE)

Situated in the heart of the Tees valley, the picturesque town of Yarm has a long and interesting history. It was also highlighted on BBC Breakfast television on Friday 19 January.....

Penshaw Monument, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Penshaw (34 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction N)

Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...

Stanhope Manor

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

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...

St Hildas Church, Hartlepool. - Situated on the Headland in Old Hartlepool.

Hartlepool (478 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction E)

This is an ancient seaport and county borough which merged with its Victorian neighbour, West Hartlepool in 1967...

Early morning sky over Washington, Tyne & Wear.

Washington (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction N)

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Middlesbrough Town Centre, North Yorkshire

Middlesbrough (61 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction E)

When today you look at the thriving metropolis of Middlesbrough it seems impossible to believe that less than two hundred years ago it was a tiny fishing village with a minute community, but it was...

Seaton carew Hartlepool

Seaton Carew (13 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of County Durham (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction E)

Seaton Carew lies at the edge of urbanised Hartlepool, it has seaside amusements and a lovely stretch of firm sand...

Richmond Market Place, North Yorkshire

Richmond (130 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction S)

Richmond is a lovely old market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire...

Sunderland seafront

Sunderland (267 Pictures)

in the county of Tyne & Wear (19.7 miles, 31.7 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...

Recommended attractions near Coundon

Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction W)

With its grand arch, Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace or the Bishop's Castle, is the official residence of the.....

Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction N)

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Durham Castle from the river side, next to bridge

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction N)

Durham Castle is another one of Durham's magnificent buildings. It was founded in 1072 and such was the impregnability of the.....

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical.....

The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SW)

Arriving close to Staindrop from almost any direction the view of Raby Castle, built by the powerful Nevill family in the.....

Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest (12 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction W)

Hampsterley Forest encompasses over five thousand acres, it is a combination of parkland and forest, giving access to some of the.....

Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction N)

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Bowes Museum.. Near Barnard Castle...3rd October 2004.

Bowes Museum (12 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW)

Josephine Bowes, wife of John Bowes was a Parisian actress, and perhaps this shows in the choice of building they chose as a.....

A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (26 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction SW)

This historic town is a picturesque centre for discovering the delights of Teesdale. The town occupies a clifftop site above.....

Egglestone Abbey

Egglestone Abbey (13 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SW)

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Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction N)

Beamish Museum lies in a basin of stunning countryside covering over three hundred acres. This is no ordinary museum, but an.....

Seaham Lighthouse South of Sunderland

Seaham Lighthouse (3 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)

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Gibside Chapel, National trust garden - Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 6BG

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction N)

Gibside is famous for the sedate historic estate set at the heart of the outstandingly beautiful Derwent Valley. The estate was.....

Easby Abbey, Richmond, Yorkshire, South Wall

Easby Abbey (6 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction S)

This pleasant place is interesting for the remarkable ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian Abbey. Here in an idyllic.....

Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle (50 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction S)

This castle, occupying a dramatic cliff-top site above the River Swale, led a fairly quiet life without any military action to.....

Low Force, at Bowlees on the River Tees, Upper Teesdale, County Durham.

Teesdale (20 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.2 km, direction W)

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Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North (42 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction N)

Britain's largest sculpture, The Angel of the North weighs in at 208 tonnes and stands 20 metres high. It was based on artist.....

Mowbray Park, Sunderland

Mowbray Park (6 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction NE)

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Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle (15 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.8 km, direction NE)

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Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(21.1 miles, 34.0 km, direction NW)

Blanchland Abbey was founded as a priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and became an abbey in the late 13th century. The.....


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