Book : Chester-le-Street,
Peterlee, Seaham, Stanley, Crook, Consett (Streetmaster Street
Maps).
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Crook has a famous amateur football team, Crook Town F.C. Millfield
Ground, West Road, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9PW. Tel: (01388)
762959.
Durham Cathedral and Castle
- a World Heritage Site and is only a short drive away. Here
you can visit the Tomb of St. Cuthbert and The Venerable Bede.
The Castle is now part of the University College but tours take
place throughout the day. With the Cathedral, it is still very
much an icon of the City and County of Durham. www.durhamcastle.org.
University College, Durham Castle, Palace Green, Durham, DH1
3RW. Tel: 0191 334 4099. About 8 miles southwest of Crook.
Beamish - The North of England Open Air Museum, Co. Durham Tel:
0191 370 4000. Visit the town, colliery village, farm, railway
station, Pockerley Manor and 1825 railway, recreating life in
the North East in the early 1800's and 1900's. Beamish Museum
is an open air museum where you can go underground in a drift
mine, visit the pit cottages, Victorian schoolroom, a Victorian
dentist and an old fashioned sweet shop. Step on board our trams
and we'll transport you into the past. www.beamish.org.uk. About
12 miles north of Crook.
Crook Hall & Gardens,
Frankland Lane, Sidegate, Durham, Uk, DH1 5SZ Tel: 0191 384 8028.
A Medieval Manor House surrounded by romantic gardens. All within
walking distance of Durham City Centre. Described by Alan Titchmarsh
as "a tapestry of colourful blooms". www.crookhallgardens.co.uk.
About 10 miles northeast of Crook.
Escomb church was built around 670 A.D & can be found in
the village of Escomb on the west side of Bishop Auckland close
to Crook. Much of the stonework came from the remains of the
nearby Roman Fort at Binchester. Now restored, it is one of the
finest examples of early Christian architecture in Northern Europe.
Tours,educational visits and Pilgrimages by arrangement with
the Tourist Secretary Tel: 07946 187934. www.escombsaxonchurch.com.
About 4 miles south of Crook.
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