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The Best Attractions In Piercebridge

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Piercebridge Roman Fort & Bridge

Predator Experience

South Lakes Safari Zoo

Buttermere

Flamingo Land ltd

National Centre for Birds of Prey

The Forbidden Corner

Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 113. It is situated a few miles west of the town of Darlington. It is on the site of a Roman fort of AD 260–270, which was built at the point where Dere Street crossed the River Tees. Part of the fort is under the village green. The settlement has been in continuous use ever since. The excavated Roman fort is open to the public and the remains of Piercebridge Roman Bridge over the Tees now lie around 90 metres south of the current course of the river, approximately 450 metre...
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The Best Attractions In Piercebridge

1. Piercebridge Roman Fort & Bridge Piercebridge
Piercebridge Roman Bridge is the ruin of a Roman bridge over the River Tees near the village of Piercebridge, County Durham, England. The bridge carried Dere Street Roman road across the river. Piercebridge Roman Fort guarded the bridge. The Tees has narrowed and changed its course over the centuries so the remains lie in a field around 90 metres south of the current course of the river, and about 450 metres east of Piercebridge. What remains of the bridge are massive masonry blocks that formed its piers. The lower courses of one of the abutments still stand, partially complete, and it is possible to see the holes into which the wooden structure of the bridge would have fitted. All of the timber has disappeared in the nearly 16 centuries since the end of the Roman occupation.
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2. South Lakes Safari Zoo Dalton In Furness
South Lakes Safari Zoo is a 51-acre zoo established in 1994 by David Gill, and located in Cumbria, England. Its name refers to its proximity to the Lake District, though it lies entirely within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on the outskirts of Dalton. After an initial rapid growth, the zoo became one of Cumbria's most successful tourist attractions. However, under Gill's onwership the zoo had a number of controversies, emerging both from his personal life and his management of the zoo. Significant concerns over animal welfare and the death of an employee eventually led to Gill losing his license to operate the zoo in 2017, which has under a new management team seen a marked improvement in animal welfare.
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3. National Centre for Birds of Prey Helmsley
The International Centre for Birds of Prey, formerly the National Birds of Prey Centre, in the United Kingdom houses a large collection of birds of prey with over 60 species of owls, eagles and hawks. It works towards the conservation of birds of prey through education, captive breeding, research and rehabilitation. The centre is located at Boulsdon near Newent in Gloucestershire. The Director is Jemima Parry-Jones. In March 2013 a new branch was opened at Duncombe Park in Helmsley, North Yorkshire.
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4. Predator Experience Ayside
5. Buttermere Buttermere
Buttermere is a lake in the English Lake District in North West England. The adjacent village of Buttermere takes its name from the lake. Historically in Cumberland, the lake is now within the county of Cumbria. It is owned by the National Trust, forming part of its Buttermere and Ennerdale property.
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6. The Forbidden Corner Middleham
7. Flamingo Land ltd Malton

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Durham Cathedral: Readers choice for Britain's best building

Durham Cathedral: Readers choice for Britain's best building

In September, we asked you to vote for the building you thought should be included in our Britain's best buildings series, and you chose Durham Cathedral. We were as good as our word -- so, concluding our series celebrating the best of UK architecture, design critic Jonathan Glancey explores this astonishing building's history and looks at what it tells us about architecture today

Piercebridge Roman Fort

A Roman fort on the Dere Street trail. This fort is near where Dere Street crosses the River Tees on its way from York to Scotland. There's some pretty good remains.

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