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Attractions in County Durham
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Auckland Castle
Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Durham, and has been for the past 800 years. |
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Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
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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Durham Castle
Durham Castle dates from 1072 and was the seat of the Prince Bishops of Durham until 1832. |
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Raby Castle
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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The Bowes Museum
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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