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Crook Tourist Information
The bustling market town of Crook, 10 miles south-west of the city of Durham and 2 miles north of the River Wear, is in the stunning Durham Dales.
At its heart is the pleasant open Market Place Green set with large areas of lawns and flower beds.
Crook is located Part of the North Pennines, and the area has some of the wildest, highest and finest scenery in the country, including one of England's largest Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Crook is the administrative centre of the Wear Valley District Council and the Civic Centre is located prominently in the town square.
Museums
Low Harperley Prisoner of War Camp Firtree, Crook DL15 8DX
Used as a Prisoner of War camp during WWI with inmates housed in tents, but in the early 1940s huts were erected by Italians P.O.W.s. In WWII it held around 900 German pilots and soldiers, used as a local workforce. Afterwards the owner used the site for Low Harperley Prisoner of War Camp information
Theatres, Cinemas and Venues
New Victoria Centre High Street, Howden Le Wear near, Crook
Home of the "Mighty Wulitzer", the organ was built in the USA and installed in the New Victoria Theatre, Bradford in 1930. New Victoria Centre information
Towns Near Crook To Visit - straight line distance:
Bishop Auckland Tourist Information (4.99 miles) Shildon Tourist Information (6.88 miles) Durham Tourist Information (7.91 miles) Ferryhill Tourist Information (8.71 miles)
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Area Telephone Code
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