| Bishop Auckland, entrance through market place Principal country residence of the Bishops of Durham and has been altered on many occasions, the most changes in the 1660s and the second half of the 18th century. Interior with rooms, medieval kitchen, park overlooking the River Wear. more information |
| 2 miles south-east of Barnard Castle, off A66 at Greta Bridge an early-18th century Palladian-style house set in a grounds. Designed in the late 1720s by its owner, Sir Thomas Robinson, the son-in-law of the Earl of Carlisle, builder of Castle Howard in Yorkshire.Acquired by J S Morritt, an ancestor of the present owner. who added some superb paintings, including the famous 'Toilet of Venus' by Valazquez. more information |