Free access

Free access essentially means ‘free to visit or see’ – so you should be able to see the attraction without making payment to do so. Where this applies to attractions like castles and museums, it means free entry. You may still have to pay for car parking, or entry to a special exhibition.

Piercebridge Roman remains

Piercebridge Roman bridge

Roman Dere Street crossed the River Tees at Piercebridge where remnants of an ancient bridge are visible. Nearby, a Roman fort once guarded the crossing, and a civilian settlement developed in the 2nd century. Portions of the fort’s foundations can still be seen.

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Eleven O One

Eleven O One, statue in Seaham by Ray Lonsdale

Eleven O One is a 9-foot high weathered steel statue in Seaham, a former mining town. Created by Ray Lonsdale in 1914, it evocatively depicts a British soldier after hearing news of the Armistice news at 11 o’clock on November 11, 1918.

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