Visitor attractions and information - Stockton
On Tees
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 Billingham Beck Valley Country Park Tel: 01642
360376 Billingham Beck Valley is one of Stockton Borough's most
interesting areas of countryside with its colourful meadows,
ponds, marsh and woodland. Designated a Local Nature Reserve
in 1992, this valuable pocket of countryside has been preserved
as a haven for wildlife and a place where people can explore,
enjoy and learn about the countryside. About 2 miles north of Stockton On Tees. |
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REDCAR
RACECOURSE, The Racecourse, Redcar TS10 2BY Tel: 01642 484068. Racing has
taken place at Redcar for many years – originally on the
sands of Coatham – with the current site and company opening
up for business in 1875. www.redcarracing.co.uk. About 15 miles east of Stockton On
Tees. |
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Preston Hall Museum, Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees.
Tel: 01642 781184. The museum is best known for its Victorian
Street and its many period rooms, giving a glimpse of domestic
life in the area over the years. It has an impressive display
of weaponry in its cellars, and also houses Stockton's most famous
painting, the Dice Players by Georges de la Tour. Set in 112
acres of parkland, between Stockton and Yarm on A135. About 2 miles south of Stockton On
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Stockton on Tees is in County Durham, a county whose
southern boundary is formed by the River Tees, its northern boundary
by the River Tyne, its western boundary high in the Pennine Hills
and to the east, the limestone cliffs of its North Sea coastline,
the unspoilt Durham Heritage Coast. Here you will find the magnificent
World Heritage site Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle. The county
is mainly rural with the moors and valleys of Teesdale and Weardale,
bustling market towns, former colliery villages, majestic castles
and living museums.
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