Museums in County Durham

162 museums across County Durham, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).

• Souter Lighthouse · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Beamish Museum · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Bede Museum · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Stephenson Railway Museum · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Museum of Hartlepool · museum · Hartlepool · Must-see
• Killhope Lead Mining Museum · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• The Bowes Museum · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• BALTIC Centre · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Shipley Art Gallery · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Bowes Railway · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Ryhope Engines Museum · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• HMS Trincomalee · museum · Hartlepool · Must-see
• Washington Old Hall · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Weardale Museum · museum · County Durham · Must-see
• Oriental Museum · museum · County Durham
• Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens · museum · County Durham
• Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens · museum · County Durham
• Great North Museum: Hancock · museum · County Durham
• The Biscuit Factory · museum · County Durham
• Laing Art Gallery · museum · County Durham
• Discovery Museum · museum · County Durham
• Hatton Gallery · museum · County Durham
• Saltwell Park · museum · County Durham
• Seven Stories · museum · County Durham
• Heugh Battery Museum · museum · Hartlepool
• Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art · museum · Middlesbrough
• Captain Cook Birthplace Museum · museum · Middlesbrough
• Dorman Museum · museum · Middlesbrough
• Museum of Antiquities · museum · County Durham
• Shefton Museum · museum · County Durham
• East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre · museum · County Durham
• Mining Institute · museum · County Durham
• North East Land, Sea and Air Museums · museum · County Durham
• Path Head Watermill · museum · County Durham
• Centre for Life · museum · County Durham
• National Museum of the Royal Navy · museum · Hartlepool
• Tees Cottage Pumping Station - Visitor Centre and Gas Engine House · museum · Darlington
• Hopetown Darlington · museum · Darlington
• Watch House Museum · museum · County Durham
• Washington F Pit Museum · museum · County Durham
• The Black Gate · museum · County Durham
• National Glass Centre · museum · County Durham
• Captain Cook's Schoolroom · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Museum of Classic Sci-Fi · museum · County Durham
• Segedunum · museum · County Durham
• Kirkleatham Museum · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Zetland Lifeboat Museum · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Winkies Castle · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society · museum · County Durham
• Durham Cathedral Museum · museum · County Durham
• Durham Mining Museum · museum · County Durham
• Spanish Gallery · museum · County Durham
• Fans Museum · museum · County Durham
• Newburn Hall Motor Museum · museum · County Durham
• Charge! · museum · County Durham
• Corbridge Roman Site Museum · museum · County Durham
• The Hub Museum · museum · County Durham
• Mr Georges Museum of Time · museum · County Durham
• Woodhorn Church Museum · museum · County Durham
• Sunderland Maritime Heritage · museum · County Durham
• Art Arena · museum · County Durham
• Tithe Barn · museum · County Durham
• Mining Art Gallery · museum · County Durham
• Preston Park Museum · museum · County Durham
• South Shields Museum & Art Gallery · museum · County Durham
• Land of Iron · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Rolling Moon · museum · County Durham
• Stainmore Railway Company · museum · County Durham
• Ryedale Folk Museum · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Hunday Museum · museum · County Durham
• Cleveland Crafts Centre · museum · Middlesbrough
• Dyke Nook Farm Museum · museum · County Durham
• Green Dragon Museum · museum · County Durham
• Newham Grange Farm Museum · museum · Middlesbrough
• Wylam Railway Museum · museum · County Durham
• Ankers House Museum · museum · County Durham
• North East Bus Museum · museum · County Durham
• Georgian Theatre Royal Museum · museum · County Durham
• Tubwell Row Museum · museum · Darlington
• Monkwearmouth Station Museum, Tyne And Wear Museums · museum · County Durham
• Northumberland Hussars Museum · museum · County Durham
• The John George Joicey Museum · museum · County Durham
• Billingham Art Gallery · museum · County Durham
• No. 42 · museum · County Durham
• Open Treasure · museum · County Durham
• Durham Museum Pop-Up Shop · museum · County Durham
• Faith Museum · museum · County Durham
• Museum garden · museum · County Durham
• Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre · museum · County Durham
• The Bishops · museum · County Durham
• The Glass & Art Gallery · museum · County Durham
• The Story · museum · County Durham
• William Allen Gallery · museum · County Durham
• Fulwell Windmill visitor centre · museum · County Durham
• Hills · museum · County Durham
• Lucy Pittaway Gallery Yarm · museum · County Durham
• The Donnison School · museum · County Durham
• Anglo-Saxon Farm and Village · museum · County Durham
• Arbeia Roman Fort Museum · museum · County Durham
• BottleWorks · museum · County Durham
• Farrell Centre · museum · County Durham
• Jim Edwards · museum · County Durham
• Juvan Arts · museum · County Durham
• Lesley Rowe · museum · County Durham
• Links Art Gallery · museum · County Durham
• North East Land Sea and Air Museum · museum · County Durham
• Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art · museum · County Durham
• Old Lowlight Heritage Centre · museum · County Durham
• Pigment And Toil · museum · County Durham
• Sidegate Gallery · museum · County Durham
• The NewBridge Project · museum · County Durham
• Vane · museum · County Durham
• Sir James Knott Lifeboat Museum · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Saltburn Station Gallery · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Tocketts Watermill · museum · Redcar and Cleveland
• Tees Cottage Pumping Station - Beam Engine House · museum · Darlington
• Darlington Library Art Gallery · museum · Darlington
• Gallerina · museum · Darlington
• Platform Arts · museum · Middlesbrough
• Pineapple Black · museum · Middlesbrough
• Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre · museum · Middlesbrough
• Life Science Musuem · museum · County Durham
• Chesterholm Museum-East · museum · County Durham
• Roman Army Museum · museum · County Durham
• Vercovicium · museum · County Durham
• Science Fiction Exhibition · museum · County Durham
• Kielder Water/forest · museum · County Durham
• Dales Countryside Museum · museum · County Durham
• Methodist Tapestries Collection · museum · County Durham
• Swaledale Museum · museum · County Durham
• Graculus Sculptures · museum · County Durham
• Corbridge Community Hub · museum · County Durham
• Wallington and Gardens · museum · County Durham
• Cherryburn NT · museum · County Durham
• The Green Howards Museum · museum · County Durham
• Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle · museum · County Durham
• Ripon Police Museum · museum · County Durham
• 1940's Farm · museum · County Durham
• Colliery Yard · museum · County Durham
• 1820's Pockerley Waggonway Beamish · museum · County Durham
• North East Car Museum · museum · County Durham
• National Army Museum North · museum · County Durham
• National Trust · museum · County Durham
• Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland. · museum · County Durham
• The Great North Museum Hancock · museum · County Durham
• Head of Steam Museum · museum · Darlington
• Beamish Museum · museum · Darlington
• The Carriage Works · museum · Darlington
• York Train Museum · museum · County Durham

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