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.....
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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 is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills...
Richmond is a lovely old market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire...
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...
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.....
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...
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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Osmotherley is a beautiful unspoilt village on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, it lies surrounded by moors and pastureland between the Cleveland and Hambleton Hills...
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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.....
Seaton Carew lies at the edge of urbanised Hartlepool, it has seaside amusements and a lovely stretch of firm sand...
An area of startling clarity, populated with beautiful old stone buildings, Reeth is a famous centre from which to tour the beautiful Yorkshire Dales...
This is an ancient seaport and county borough which merged with its Victorian neighbour, West Hartlepool in 1967...
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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A charming market town in North Yorkshire, Thirsk is famous for being the home of James Herriot, the author of "All Creatures Great and Small."..
This pleasant place is interesting for the remarkable ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian Abbey. Here in an idyllic.....
With its grand arch, Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace or the Bishop's Castle, is the official residence of the.....
Arriving close to Staindrop from almost any direction the view of Raby Castle, built by the powerful Nevill family in the.....
This castle, occupying a dramatic cliff-top site above the River Swale, led a fairly quiet life without any military action to.....
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Josephine Bowes, wife of John Bowes was a Parisian actress, and perhaps this shows in the choice of building they chose as a.....
This historic town is a picturesque centre for discovering the delights of Teesdale. The town occupies a clifftop site above.....
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Hidden in the exquisite countryside of the lower regions of the Dales, Crakehall Water Mill must be one of the most photographed.....
Magnificent gardens surrounding a grand Palladian mansion lying close to Leyburn at the entrance to the vast sweep of glorious.....
Durham Castle is another one of Durham's magnificent buildings. It was founded in 1072 and such was the impregnability of the.....
One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical.....
Hampsterley Forest encompasses over five thousand acres, it is a combination of parkland and forest, giving access to some of the.....
This lofty hillside is known as the Roseberry Topping, but affectionately called the "matterhorn" by locals, it lies on the.....
Picturesque, ruinous castle, which was said to be the favourite home of Richard III. It was built in 1170 by Richard Neville,.....
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On a misty morning the ruined crenulated towers of Bolton Castle take on an eyrie aura and it is easy to imagine what this once.....
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These magnificent falls, although not the highest in the land are certainly one of the most picturesque sights in Yorkshire. The.....
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