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Attractions near Low Barns Nature Reserve
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Auckland Castle
(4 Miles)*
Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Durham, and has been for the past 800 years. |
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Raby Castle
(6 Miles)*
Built for the mighty dynasty of the Nevills, this great fortress stands proud and defiant, its history rolling back almost a thousand years. |
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Durham Castle
(10 Miles)*
Durham Castle dates from 1072 and was the seat of the Prince Bishops of Durham until 1832. |
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Crook Hall and Gardens
(10 Miles)*
Crook Hall built in the 13th century is one of the oldest inhabited houses in Durham. The Hall is a jumble of buildings reflecting its historical development. |
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The Bowes Museum
(11 Miles)*
Where else in the world can you see a 230-year-old mechanical silver swan, still in working order, alongside a Turner or a Canaletto? |
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Darlington Railway Centre and Museum
(12 Miles)*
The museum collection covers the railways of North-East England, with particular emphasis on the Darlington area. Of greatest significance is Stephenson's "Locomotion" (1825), which hauled the inaugural train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. |
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Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
(14 Miles)*
Beamish is no ordinary museum but a living, working experience of life as it was in the Great North in the early 1800s and 1900s. Beamish is a world famous open air museum. |
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Beamish Wild
(15 Miles)*
Beamish Wild is a Ropes Activity Course, Birds of Prey Centre and Adventure Playground. |
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Croft Circuit
(16 Miles)*
Since its redevelopment in 1996 Croft Circuit has endeavoured to bring the Crème de la Crème of British Motorsport to North East and North Yorkshire spectators. |
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Angel of the North
(17 Miles)*
If you're travelling past Gateshead, whether by car on the A1, or by train on the East coast main line, you can't miss the Angel of the North. |
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WWT Washington Wetland Centre
(18 Miles)*
Explore a diverse mix of wetland, woodland and wildlife reserve at WWT Washington Wetland Centre - one of the North East's biggest conservation success stories. |
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Georgian Theatre Royal
(18 Miles)*
The Georgian Theatre Royal is Britain's most complete Georgian playhouse. It was built by the actor-manager Samuel Butler in 1788. |
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Richmondshire Museum
(18 Miles)*
Richmondshire Museum, which was opened in 1978, began in a former joiner's workshop and tells the story of Richmond and its people from early times until the present day. |
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Green Howards Regimental Museum
(18 Miles)*
The museum's collection spans three centuries of travel, campaigning and war. |
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Shipley Art Gallery
(19 Miles)*
Relax, unwind and discover the fantastic range of art and design on show in the friendly surroundings of the Shipley. |
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