Durham University Botanic Garden

Durham University Botanic Garden is the botanical garden of Durham University, located in Durham, England. The site is set in 25 acres (10 ha) of mature woodlands in the southern outskirts of the city. The garden was founded in 1925 and has been located on its present site since 1970; the visitor centre was opened in 1988 by the then Chancellor of Durham University, Dame Margot Fonteyn. The garden attracts over 80,000 visitors annually and has been featured in The Guardian's Country Diary and on Channel 4's Matt Baker: Travels with Mum & Dad. It is the only remaining botanic garden in the northeast of England and has been included in Durham County Councils Local List of Historic Parks, Gardens and Historic Landscapes.

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botanical garden, United Kingdom, 
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  Brancepeth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in County Durham, England, UK  

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  Hylton Castle ⓘ
  castle in Sunderland, UK  

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  Prudhoe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Durham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK  

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  Newcastle upon Tyne Castle ⓘ
  11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK  

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  Auckland Castle ⓘ
  castle in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England, UK  

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  Raby Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in England  

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  Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort ⓘ
  Roman fort and museum in South Shields, United Kingdom  

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  Bessie Surtees House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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  Bowes Railway ⓘ
  British preserved standard gauge cable railway system (built 1826)

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  Cherryburn ⓘ
  18th-century historic vernacular building in Mickley, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Durham Cathedral Museum ⓘ
  Museum located in Durham Cathedral, UK

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  Durham Heritage Centre and Museum ⓘ
  museum: redundant church

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  Durham University Museum of Archaeology ⓘ
  Archaeological museum at the University of Durham

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  George Stephenson's Birthplace ⓘ
  historic house museum in Wylam, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Heugh Battery Museum ⓘ
  artillery battery and museum in Headland, Hartlepool, County Durham, England, United Kingdom  

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  HMS Trincomalee ⓘ
  1817 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate  

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  Preston Park Museum ⓘ
  museum in Eaglescliffe, United Kingdom

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  PS Wingfield Castle ⓘ
  1934 paddle steamer ferry  

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  Ryhope Engines Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sunderland, UK

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  Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  South Shields Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  Museum in South Tyneside, United Kingdom

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  Tanfield Railway ⓘ
  preserved railway in County Durham, England

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  Weardale Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in County Durham, England, UK

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  Washington Old Hall ⓘ
  manor house associated with the family of George Washington

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  Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens ⓘ
  museum in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear  

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  Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tynemouth, England, United Kingdom

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  Laing Art Gallery ⓘ
  Art gallery in Newcastle, United Kingdom

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  Hatton Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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  Durham University, Oriental Museum ⓘ
  museum in England, United Kingdom

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  Beamish, The Living Museum of The North ⓘ
  open-air museum in County Durham, United Kingdom

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  Hopetown Darlington ⓘ
  railway museum in County Durham, England, United Kingdom

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  Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry ⓘ
  museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

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  Washington 'F' Pit Museum ⓘ
  museum in Washington, England, United Kingdom

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  Newburn Hall Motor Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK

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  Wylam Railway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wylam, England, UK

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  Stephenson Railway Museum ⓘ
  Railway museum in North Shields, United Kingdom

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  North East Bus Museum ⓘ
  museum in Gateshead, England, UK

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  Jarrow Hall ⓘ
  museum in Jarrow, England, United Kingdom

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  National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool ⓘ
  maritime museum in Hartlepool, England

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  Hartlepool Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Hartlepool ⓘ
  museum in United Kingdom

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  Centre for Life ⓘ
  science museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

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  Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art ⓘ
  Art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

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  Locomotion ⓘ
  railway museum, transport museum, collection museum, children's museum, open-air museum in Shildon, United Kingdom

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  Seven Stories ⓘ
  museum and visitor centre in Newcastle, United Kingdom

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  Mining Art Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bishop Auckland, England, UK

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1925 Hatton Gallery

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1970 Beamish, The Living Museum of The North

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1976 Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry

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1976 Washington 'F' Pit Museum

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1979 Newburn Hall Motor Museum

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1981 Wylam Railway Museum

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1982 Stephenson Railway Museum

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1986 North East Bus Museum

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1993 Jarrow Hall

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1994 National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool

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1996 Hartlepool Art Gallery

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2000 Centre for Life

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2002 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

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2004 Locomotion

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2005 Seven Stories

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2017 Mining Art Museum

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Plants at Durham Uni Botanic Garden

Statues at Durham Uni Botanic Garden

Metal heron in Durham University Botanic Garden

Carved wooden statues in the Durham University Botanic Garden

Durham Botanical Gardens

Foxglove sculpture DUBG

Aloe somaliensis DUBG 2009-06-03

Haworthia retusa DUBG 2009-06-03

Gasteria obliqua DUBG 2009-06-03

Geranium cinereum var. subcaulescens DUBG 2009-06-03

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Brancepeth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Hylton Castle	castle, building	Wikidata
site	castle		Prudhoe Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1072	Durham Castle	castle, university museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Newcastle upon Tyne Castle	castle, archaeological site, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1183	Auckland Castle	castle, historic house museum, English country house, episcopal palace	Wikidata
site	castle	1378	Raby Castle	quadrangular castle, castle, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort	castrum, local authority museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bessie Surtees House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bowes Railway	museum, cable railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Cherryburn	historic house museum, birth house	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham Cathedral Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham Heritage Centre and Museum	museum, church closure, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham University Museum of Archaeology	university museum, archaeological museum	Wikidata
site	museum		George Stephenson's Birthplace	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Heugh Battery Museum	artillery battery, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Trincomalee	museum ship, frigate, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Preston Park Museum	local museum, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		PS Wingfield Castle	museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Ryhope Engines Museum	museum, pumping station	Wikidata
site	museum		Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Shields Museum & Art Gallery	city museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tanfield Railway	heritage railway, railway line	Wikidata
site	museum		Weardale Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1183	Washington Old Hall	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens	local museum, natural history museum, museum building, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Laing Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1925	Hatton Gallery	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Durham University, Oriental Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Beamish, The Living Museum of The North	charitable organization, open-air museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Hopetown Darlington	railway museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Washington 'F' Pit Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Newburn Hall Motor Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Wylam Railway Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Stephenson Railway Museum	museum, railway museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	North East Bus Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Jarrow Hall	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool	maritime museum, naval museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Hartlepool Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Museum of Hartlepool	local museum, maritime museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Centre for Life	science museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Locomotion	railway museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Seven Stories	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Mining Art Museum	mining museum, art gallery	Wikidata
commons	image		Plants at Durham Uni Botanic Garden		Commons
commons	image		Statues at Durham Uni Botanic Garden		Commons
commons	image		Metal heron in Durham University Botanic Garden		Commons
commons	image		Carved wooden statues in the Durham University Botanic Garden		Commons
commons	image		Durham Botanical Gardens		Commons
commons	image		Foxglove sculpture DUBG		Commons
commons	image		Aloe somaliensis DUBG 2009-06-03		Commons
commons	image		Haworthia retusa DUBG 2009-06-03		Commons
commons	image		Gasteria obliqua DUBG 2009-06-03		Commons
commons	image		Geranium cinereum var. subcaulescens DUBG 2009-06-03		Commons