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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Peterlee, England

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The Devil’s Lapstone

Peterlee, England

Devil's Lapstone

This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.

Apollo Pavilion

Peterlee, England

Apollo Pavilion

A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.

The NUM memorial garden with the cage high on the hill on the left hand side

Peterlee, England

Easington Colliery Pit Cage Memorial

A memorial this now closed coal mine which once was the centre of life in the village which carried its name.

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Dawdon’s Fossil Tree

The fossilized trunk of a tree that grew around 320 million years ago.

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Tommy.

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'Eleven 'O' One'

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

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Vane Tempest sculpture

Seaham, England

Vane Tempest Sculptures

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

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Seaham Hall Beach

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

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