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Bishop Auckland Map to Your Phone Scan to download Bishop Auckland map to your phone: Brandon to Bishop Auckland Railway Path To Binchester Roman Fort Weardale Way approx. 2 miles north 6 L L I H To B O T Weardale S A689 L A I D Auckland Park River Wear Newton Newton Cap W Cap Farm Viaduct E The Batts A R C H A Skirlaw R Auckland E Bridge Bishop Auckland Castle 1 B N R Town Hall 2 I E D W G T E O S E N T AT DG C R ON E B A TH D P E OR A T N B O A R N Y E K Market A G 5 W ID Place S A R G 6 B N ST. Newgate N 8 Golf CLAYTO Shopping I 9 K GIB CHARE D Club T H U D . Centre ST ER t A L E SADD 9 R e O W 8 H e R T r I ET RE 6 H L A 1 T t T S Weardale Way Visitor Information Point Auckland Castle S L TER E M N S O S TE A D E W e E te S R 2 W Railway Station Bishop Auckland Town Hall & Mining Art Gallery VIC L Brandon to a TORIA A VE. L D g . Bishop Auckland 3 EDWARD STREET w Bus Stop Stan Laurel Statue A ewg E R Railway Path N . 6 N i 4 A T Short Stay Car Parks L 8 v Bishop Auckland West (for Weardale Railway) S e Y E 9 WESTGATE ROAD Footpath L N r R Long Stay Car Parks 5 Newgate Shopping Centre E O G H SUR TEES S Cricket T STRE a E ET B I 1 4 3 Ground Weardaleu Way Visitor Information Point Play AreaAuckland Castle 8 G n 2 G 6 PR l R INC B E’S ST Stan e Railway Station Picnic 2AreaBishop Auckland Town Hall & Mining Art Gallery E REE Brandon to T s E Laurel N Bishop Aucklands 3 Statue Bus Stop Stan Laurel Statue L DU St James 1st Viewpoint N RH AM STR . EET Railway Path Community Short Stay Car Parks 4 STREET A Theatre Bishop Auckland West (for Weardale Railway) E T ENC R E Arts College CLA 6 Footpath E 0 Long Stay Car Parks 5 Newgate Shopping Centre R 7 Library T T 2 S E MAY ST. Play Area E E T R T A G S Picnic Area EET Y E W PEEL STR E E IV S R R N D O Viewpoint G Y TREET T CHESTER S S I U Recreation D R Theatre STREET T Ground A RAILWAY H H B Library O C B Weardale Way HVisitor Information Point 1 Auckland Castle Bishop Auckland West U 1 Weardale Way BO WeardaleVisitor Information Way Point Visitor 1InformationAuckland CastlePoint Auckland Castle (for Weardale B HA RailwayR Station 2 Bishop Auckland Town Hall & Mining Art Gallery RDBrandonI to WeardaleSTY Way VisitorC Information1 Point 1 Railway)Weardale Way RailwayDRVisitor. Station Information PointRailway2 StationAuckland Castle 2 BishopAuckland Auckland Castle Town Hall & Mining Art Gallery Brandon to BishopBrandon Auckland to BusH StopBishop Auckland Town Hall3 Stan& Mining Laurel Art Statue Gallery 4 RailwayBishopRailway AucklandPath Station Railway Station2 Bishop Auckland Town32 BishopHall & Mining Auckland Art GalleryTown Hall & Mining Art Gallery BishopBrandon Auckland to BrandonBus Stop to BusR Stop3 Stan Laurel Statue 4 Stan Laurel Statue ShortO Stay Car Parks Bishop Auckland West (for Weardale Railway) Railway Path BishopRailway AucklandPath 3 Bishop Auckland Bus Stop Bus AStop 3 Stan Laurel Statue 4 Stan Laurel Statue FootpathShort Stay Car Parks Short Stay4 Bishop Car Parks Auckland West (for5 WeardaleBishop Auckland Railway) West (for Weardale Railway) Railway Path Railway Path LongD Stay Car Parks Newgate Shopping Centre Footpath RailwayFootpath 4 4 To Escomb Saxon Church, LongShort Stay CarStay Parks CarTo Parks Locomotion,LongShort Stay Stay5 Newgate Car CarBishop Parks Parks Shopping Auckland Centre West5 (forNewgateBishop Weardale Auckland Shopping Railway) West Centre (for Weardale Railway) Footpath StationFootpath Play Area Hamsterley Forest Play LongArea Stay Car Parksthe NationalPlayLong Area StayTo Car St.5 Andrew’sNewgate Parks Shopping Centre5 Newgate Shopping Centre and Teesdale Railway MuseumPicnic AreaChurch ESCOMB ROAD PicnicPlay Area Area PicnicPlay Area Area Contains Ordnance Survey Data © Crown copyright and database right 2018. at ShildonViewpoint Please note that not all roads and settlements are included on this map. Picnic Area Picnic Area Viewpoint TheatreViewpoint Viewpoint Viewpoint Theatre LibraryTheatre LibraryTheatre LibraryTheatre Scan to go direct to LibraryVisitor LibraryInformation thisisdurham.com Visitor Contact Centre Call: 03000 26 26 26 The experienced, professional staff in Durham’s official Visitor Contact Centre have excellent knowledge of the area, and are on hand to help Email: [email protected] you make the most of your visit to our extraordinary county. · Find out about places to visit, eat and shop Text: ‘Visit’ and your enquiry to 80011 · Book quality accredited accommodation · Buy tickets for events Web: thisisdurham.com Calls are charged at a local rate, mobiles may vary. Texts - standard network charges apply. Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Look out for the Durham Pocket Guide available from many locations across Durham..
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