Northern Heartlands Project – Visit County Durham

We are very proud to be part of our local community and when visiting we hope that our guests get to take a look around our truly magical surroundings.

The Northern Heartlands project’s mission is to deliver cultural activities that transform people’s understanding of the heritage, landscapes and places they live in, building their confidence and ability to influence policy and decision-making.

Our Great Place is in County Durham and includes the catchment of two rivers – the Tees and the Wear – extending from their sources in the North Pennines to the lowland arc through which they flow. The area includes the market towns of Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Shildon, Crook, Tow Law and Willington and the communities of part of the former Durham coalfield, together with the isolated hill farms and villages of the rural upper Dales. (With thanks to https://northernheartlands.org/about-us/ for the content above)

Please visit: NORTHERN HEARTLAND PROJECT to find out more.