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The Carrs

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The Carrs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, covering 0.14 km². It is one of 85 SSSIs in the county. Cassop Vale and Wingate Quarry are among the SSSIs within 8.5 km. The nearest railway station is Newton Aycliffe, about 8.8 km to the south-west.

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Photo of Auckland Castle Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Auckland Castle Park

House & garden near Bishop Auckland

A medieval deer park of the Bishops of Durham, with an 18th-century Deer House folly.

8.6 km W

Photo of The Faith Museum, a visitor attraction near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

The Faith Museum

Attraction near Bishop Auckland

Museum at the Auckland Project telling 6,000 years of belief in Britain through 250 objects.

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Photo of Kynren, a visitor attraction near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Kynren

Attraction near Bishop Auckland

Outdoor live-action night spectacular near Bishop Auckland, staging 2,000 years of English history and myth.

9.3 km W

Photo: Prebends Bridge, a viewpoint in County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Prebends Bridge

Viewpoint near Durham

Graceful three-arch bridge over the Wear giving Durham's most-painted view of cathedral and wooded banks.

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Photo of Bishop Auckland, a village in County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Bishop Auckland

Village

A County Durham market town gathered around Auckland Castle, the palace of the Prince Bishops, and now the Kynren night spectacle and the Faith Museum.

9.6 km W · County Durham

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Durham Cathedral

Church near Durham

The great Norman cathedral on its rock above the Wear, shrine of St Cuthbert and the Venerable Bede.

9.8 km N