Bishop Auckland is a Town in the county of County Durham.

Retail in Bishop Auckland

There are great places to visit near Bishop Auckland including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Bishop Auckland like Summerhill Force.

Bishop Auckland has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Bishop Auckland is near some unmissable country parks like Hardwick Country Park,

There are a several good airports in the area around Bishop Auckland like Teesside International Airport.

Bishop Auckland History

There are some historic monuments around Bishop Auckland:

• Deer shelter in Auckland Castle deer park
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Sunderland Bridge, near Croxdale
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Croxdale medieval chapel and churchyard cross base
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Newton Cap Bridge
• Binchester Roman fort (Vinovia)
• Hedleyhill Colliery coke works, 500m south west of Hazlet House
• Packhorse bridge
• Legs Cross