Heritage Sites & Historic Monuments : Attraction of Durham

Durham Castle

Durham City.
Tel: 0191 334 3800.
E-mail: j.a.marshall@durham.ac.uk
Dating from 1072, one of the largest Norman castles and one of the grandest Romanesque palaces to survive in England.
The castle was the seat of the Prince Bishops until 1832. Together with the cathedral, the castle is a World Heritage Site.
It now houses University College, foundation college of Durham University, and is a conference, banqueting and holiday centre in vacations.

TOWN HALL
Market Place, Durham City.
Tel: 0191 386 6111.
E-mail: touristinfo@durhamcity.gov.uk
Guided tours by appointment only.
The Town Hall was built in 1850 and features superb stained glass windows, paintings, heraldic symbols and a magnificent fireplace of local stone. Also the guildhall, first built in 1356.

Binchester Roman Fort (Vinovia)
near Bishop Auckland. Tel: 01388 663089.
Binchester offers the remains of a commanding officer’s house, with the vest preserved military bath house in Britain, and a fascinating stretch of Dere Street. It is the only Roman Fort in the region which is readily accessible to wheelchairs.

Piercebridge Roman Fort (Morbium)
Piercebridge near Darlington. Tel: 01325 463795.
Visible Roman remains include the East Gate and defences, courtyard building and part of internal road. Also remains of the bridge which carried Dere Street over the Tees.
Causey Arch

Causey Arch near Stanley, County Durham.
The oldest surviving single-span railway bridge in the world (built 1725-26) stands 80 feet above a wooded gorge.

It is the main feature of a picnic area and woodland walk with displays explaining the early waggonways and a replica of an 18th century coal waggon.

The Tanfield Railway runs between Sunniside, Causey Arch and East Tanfield. Open at all times.