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Museums & Art Galleries in Durham

Museums and Art Galleries in Durham, such as Preston Hall Museum and Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon are listed below. The visitor to Durham could be excused for never leaving the coast, such is the wealth of interest, but this would be a mistake as inland there are just as many delights. The City of Durham is an attraction not to be resisted, the cradle of Christianity in England and... read more

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Preston Hall Museum

Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees

Built in 1825, Preston Hall Museum is set in 100 acres of parkland. Displays include art, armour, costume and textiles and social history. There is a typical local street of the 1890s with resident crafts-people displaying their skills that include... more

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Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon

Locomotion, Shildon

Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon is an £11 million project, opened in 2004, and the first national museum to be built in the North East. It combines a state of the art 6,000 sq ft collections centre, housing over 60 vehicles from... more

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Durham University Oriental Museum

Elvet Hill, Durham

Durham University Oriental Museum opened in 1960, and is the only museum of its kind in the country devoted solely to Oriental art and archaeology. The collections explore cultures that range from Ancient Egypt to Imperial China and modern Japan to... more

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Killhope, the North of England Lead Mining Museum

near Cowshill, Upper Weardale, Bishop Auckland

Explores the life of North Pennine lead mining families. Visitors walk down the original mine tunnel and discover the working conditions of Victorian miners. See how miners lived and worked. Woodland walk & picnic site.... more

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The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle

With its wonderful history and outstanding collections there is always something to inspire at The Bowes Museum. One of the most important museums outside London, it contains the greatest collection of European fine and decorative arts in the North... more

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The DLI Museum & Durham Art Gallery

Aykley Heads, Durham

The DLI Museum & Durham Art Gallery is home to the treasures of The Durham Light Infantry, County Durham´s own regiment. It charts the history of the dli from 1758-1968 through the eyes of the soldiers who fought and their families back home. The... more

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Beamish- The Living Museum of the North

Beamish, Chester-le-Street

Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, Britain´s favourite open-air museum, set in over 400 acres of beautiful countryside, vividly recreates life in the North of England in the early 1800s and 1900s. Winner of both the British Museum of the... more

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