Auckland Castle - Durham's Foremost Wedding, Business Conference and Function Venue

<body text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000" bgcolor="#F2CB13" leftmargin=0 topmargin=0 background="bgcream.jpg"> <p><center><h1><img src="acwords.gif" width=537 height=80 border=0 alt="Auckland Castle"></h1></center> <br clear="ALL"> <table width="150" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" class="toc"> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="http://www.auckland-castle.co.uk" target="_top" class="toc">Home Page</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="contact.htm" target="main" class="toc">Contact Auckland Castle</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="weds.htm" target="main" class="toc">Weddings</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="conf.htm" target="main" class="toc">Conferences</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="banq.htm" target="main" class="toc">Banqueting</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="event.htm" target="main" class="toc">Concerts and Events</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="grps.htm" target="main" class="toc">Group & Educational Visits</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="map.htm" target="main" class="toc">Where is Auckland Castle?</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="center"><b>Tourist Attraction</b></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="tourist.htm" target="main" class="toc">Opening times, charges</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="hist.htm" target="main" class="toc">Castle History</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="grnds.htm" target="main" class="toc">The Castle Grounds</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="vr/vr.htm" target="main" class="toc">Virtual Reality Tour</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="local.htm" target="main" class="toc">Other local attractions</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="links.htm" target="main" class="toc">Web Links</a></td></tr> <tr><td class="toc"><a href="sitemap.htm" target="main" class="toc">Site Map</a></td></tr> </table> <table width="310" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="right"> <tr> <td><img src="cas3hs.jpg" alt="Auckland Castle" width="310" height="205" border="0"> <div align="CENTER"><i><font size="-1">Auckland Castle</font><br><font size="-2">For a larger image <a href="photos/castle6h.jpg" target="_blank">click here</a>. Use BACK button to return.</font></i></div> </td> </tr> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="hallway.jpg" alt="The Gentlemen's Hallway" width="297" height="196" border="0"> <div align="CENTER"><i><font size="-1">The Gentlemen's Hallway</font><br><font size="-2">For a larger image <a href="photos/hallway.jpg" target="_blank">click here</a>. Use BACK button to return.</font></i></div> </td> </tr> </table> <ul> <p> Auckland Castle is the prestigious venue in County Durham for <ul> <li><a href="weds.htm">Weddings</a> <li><a href="conf.htm">Conferences</a> <li><a href="banq.htm">Banqueting</a> <li><a href="event.htm">Concerts and Events</a> <li><a href="grps.htm">Group & Educational Visits</a> <li><a href="sitemap.htm">Site Map</a> </ul> <br> <center> <table border=5> <tr> <td> <center> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="-1"> <b>See our<br> <font size="+1"><a href="vr/vr.htm">Virtual Reality</a></font><br> tour of the Castle.<br> Created by the <br> University of Teesside</b> </font> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </center> <br clear="all"> <p> This historic castle has been the home of the Bishops of Durham for over 800 years, and today is the Bishop's official residence. <p> The historic building, with its magnificent Chapel, Throne Room and Long Dining Room, is already the administrative centre for the Diocese, and a notable tourist attraction, as well as being the Bishop's home. Now, as part of an imaginative development programme a former self-contained flat , where Queen Victoria is reputed to have stayed, has been tastefully refurbished to provide excellent, fully equipped facilities for meetings and conferences. The Castle also has excellent facilities for weddings, concerts and social functions and the scale of charges is negotiable for charities or diocesan, ecumenical or education purposes. <br clear="all"> <p><a href="photos/clock.jpg"><img src="clock.jpg" width=250 height=265 border=0 align="RIGHT" alt="Entrance to Auckland Park from Bishop Auckland Market Place"></a> More about Auckland Castle <ul> <li><a href="hist.htm">Castle History</a> <li><a href="grnds.htm">The Castle Grounds</a> <li><a href="tourist.htm">The Castle as a Tourist Attraction. times, charges</a> <li><a href="map.htm">Where is Auckland Castle?</a> <li><a href="vr/vr.htm">Virtual Reality Tour of the Castle</a> <li><a href="contact.htm#friends">Friends of Auckland Castle</a> <li><a href="contact.htm">Contact Auckland Castle</a> <li><a href="local.htm">Other local attractions for your day out</a> <li><a href="links.htm">Web Links</a> </ul> <p><font size="-1" color="#396B4A"><b>Clicking on most images in this site will bring up a larger version for you. Use the BACK button to return.</b></font> <p><a href="http://www.hudsons.co.uk/" target="_blank"><img src="hudlogo.gif" alt="Hudson's Historic Houses & Gardens" width="115" height="30" border="0"></a> </ul> <br clear="all"> <hr> <center> <center><img src="thinline.gif" width=576 height=5 alt="---------------------------------------"></center> <center> <table border=0 width="90%" cellspacing=20 align="CENTER"> <tr> <td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><font size="-2">While every effort has been made to ensure that the information given in this website is accurate, neither the Trustees of Auckland Castle nor the Webmaster can accept any liability for loss or damage resulting therefrom.</font></td> <td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><font size="-2">©2008 (1998). All text, graphics and other information on this website currently the property of the Trustees of Auckland Castle or PCRRN Internet Services remains as such. 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