Places to visit in County Durham

The Discover Alone map has 4,227 places, people and events in County Durham, England. Most of the places are free to visit. Choose a kind of place, or open the map to see what is near you.

Kinds of place in County Durham

• Things to do (855)
• Historic places (697)
• Woods, forests and old trees (490)
• Archaeology and monuments (481)
• Viewpoints and information (333)
• Memorials and graveyards (296)
• Mountains and hills (215)
• Waterfalls, wells and springs (160)
• Cliffs, bays and coast (62)
• Caves (24)
• Castles and forts (22)
• Beaches and strands (4)

Some of the best-recorded places in County Durham

• Westgate CastleScheduled monumentWestgate Castle guarded the western entrance to the Bishop of Durham’s deer park from the 13th century until the early…
• Westernhope New Mine Washing Floor on East Bank of Ash BurnListed buildingThe National Heritage List for England records Westernhope New Mine Washing Floor on East Bank of Ash Burn as a listed…
• Thwaites Headstones at North West Corner of Churchyard of Old Church of St MaryListed buildingThe National Heritage List for England records Thwaites Headstones at North West Corner of Churchyard of Old Church of…
• The former Stockton and Darlington Railway's Heighington and Aycliffe Railway Station and attached workers' housingListed buildingThe National Heritage List for England records The former Stockton and Darlington Railway's Heighington and Aycliffe…
• The CastlesArchaeological placeMnemo records the Castles as an archaeological place in County Durham, but it provides no visible marker, history or…
• Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse BurnScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the…
• Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouseScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East…
• Raby CastleRegistered park or gardenRaby Castle in County Durham is a Grade II* registered park or garden, meaning its grounds and layout are considered…
• Prehistoric enclosure on the west side of Scale Knoll Gill, 400m WSW of Haythwaite, Barningham MoorScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records Prehistoric enclosure on the west side of Scale Knoll Gill, 400m WSW of…
• Prehistoric enclosure 530m and a rubble bank 500m east of Haythwaite in Scale Knoll Allotment, Barningham MoorScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records Prehistoric enclosure 530m and a rubble bank 500m east of Haythwaite in…
• Middleham CastleScheduled monumentMiddleham Castle stands in County Durham as a scheduled monument, marked on the official heritage list but not…
• Maiden Castle promontory fortScheduled monumentMaiden Castle promontory fort in County Durham is an Iron Age stronghold where earthworks and a narrow headland joined…