Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

This sandstone tree trunk is a relic from a long-past era when England had a more tropical climate.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.

Only the headframes remain from this mining operation, once one of the largest in the region.

This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.