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Chester-le-Street

Photo of Chester-le-Street, a village in County Durham, north east England.

Chester-le-Street

© Darren Haddock / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Darren Haddock / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chester-le-Street

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A market town on the River Wear north of Durham, Chester-le-Street keeps its Saturday market and an unusual anchorite’s cell built onto the parish church, where a medieval recluse once lived walled in. On the edge of town is the Riverside, Durham County Cricket Club’s ground and an occasional England Test venue. The station is right in the centre.

More places to visit near Chester-le-Street

Photo of Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, a visitor attraction near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.Iconic

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

Attraction near Chester-le-Street

Vast open-air museum near Stanley recreating northern life across the 1820s, 1900s and 1940s with trams and shops.

6 km NW

Photo of Angel of the North, a landmark near Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Angel of the North

Landmark near Chester-le-Street

Antony Gormley's rust-red steel angel, 20 metres tall with a 54-metre wingspan, watching the A1 into Gateshead.

6.7 km N

Photo of Penshaw Monument, an ancient site near Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Penshaw Monument

Ancient site near Sunderland

Greek-temple folly on a prominent hill.

7.1 km NE

Photo of WWT Washington Wetland Centre, a nature reserve near Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

WWT Washington Wetland Centre

Nature reserve near Sunderland

Hundred acres of wetland, wood and meadow on the Wear, home to wild birds, flamingos and otters.

7.8 km NE

Photo of Causey Arch, a landmark near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Causey Arch

Landmark near Chester-le-Street

The world's oldest surviving railway bridge of 1726, a single stone arch high above the wooded Causey Burn.

8.5 km NW

Photo of Tanfield Railway, a visitor attraction near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Tanfield Railway

Attraction near Chester-le-Street

The world's oldest railway, now a heritage steam line through the Causey valley from Europe's oldest engine shed.

8.6 km NW