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Attractions in County Durham
Auckland Castle
Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Durham, and has been for the past 800 years.
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.
Durham Castle
Durham Castle dates from 1072 and was the seat of the Prince Bishops of Durham until 1832.
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.
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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