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MuseumsSite Name: Old Fulling Mill Museum of ArchaeologyCountry: England County: County Durham Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Durham
Map Ref: NZ272420 Landranger Map Number: 88
Latitude: 54.772189N Longitude: 1.578717W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Anne T visited on 30th Apr 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Old Fulling Mill, Durham: Now closed to the public. All exhibits have been transferred to the University of Durham Museum of Archaeology at Palace Green.
We walked up and down, then down and up, this lovely riverside path, directly underneath Durham Cathedral and the Castle, looking for St. Cuthbert's well. It is in a really lovely spot, although very close to the river, but as the signboard said, must have been prone to flooding.
Having read in the Portal entry that this museum contained examples of rock art, I was keen to visit, but the sign firmly said the museum was now closed. The University of Durham now have an on-line resource, but would love to go and pay a visit. At this time on a Sunday afternoon, it would have been closed, so a repeat visit will be necessary, but as it's such a beautiful location, and not far from home, this will not be too much of a hardship!
durhamnature visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The ambience score should be 6, with its superb location below the cathedral in this world heritage site.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4
The Old Fulling Mill is now closed to visitors. (so not 'Destroyed' but marked as not open.) All exhibits have now been transferred to the University of Durham.
The University of Durham prehistory collection including some fine examples of rock art.
Address: The Banks, DH1 3EB
Phone: 0191 374 3623
Opening Hours: Friday-Monday 11.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. November-March, Daily 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. April-October
Admission: Small Charge
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