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New attraction planned to open September 2004 ‐ the first ever out‐station for the National Railway Museum and the region's first branch of a national museum. It will feature a revamped Timothy Hackworth Museum together with a new 6,000 square metre single storey collections centre housing NRM…
Distance: 8.2 miles away

Remains of the commanding officer's house, with the best preserved Roman military bath house in Britain, and a stretch of Dere Street.Open: 9 ‐ 12 Aptil Easter weekend and 26 April ‐ 25 Sept daily 11am ‐ 5pm.…
Distance: 7.8 miles away

Small exhibition with panels and photographs celebrating over 600 years of industrial heritage in the Gaunless Valley.Open: 1 April ‐ 30 Sept daily, Oct ‐ 31 March Saturday and Sunday only, all 11am ‐3pm.…
Distance: 0.8 miles away

Remains of East Gate and defences, courtyard building, part of internal road and bridge across.Open: All year round.…
Distance: 7.8 miles away

The Bowes was designed and purpose‐built as a public art gallery by the French architect Jules Pellechet. It opened in 1892. The Museum has public galleries on three floors. Ground Floor.Th ground floor is devoted largely to local history and archaeology, together with our popular toy display, the…
Distance: 6.1 miles away

The museum is situated in the former home of Timothy Hackworth, Soho House, or Soho Cottage, which was the preferred name of the Hackworth family. Built on the original Stockton & Darlington Railway Shildon Works site, which later, when Timothy Hackworth launched his own engineering works, became Soho…
Distance: 8.2 miles away

Archaeological museum with material from excavations in and around the City. Temporary exhibitions and regular events, including workshops and activity days.Open: Nov ‐ March, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11.30am ‐ 3.30pm, April ‐ Oct daily 11am ‐ 4pm.…
Distance: 14.5 miles away

Only museum of its kind in the Country devoted entirely to Oriental art and archaeology. Collections range from prehistoric Egypt and China to the work of living artists. Temporary exhibition programmes.Open: Monday ‐ Friday 10am ‐ 5pm, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday 12 noon ‐…
Distance: 14.5 miles away