Paintings of the Northeast might bring to mind craggy seaside castles, blustery moors and wide-open spaces. None of the above feature at the brand-new Mining Art Gallery, set in a former bank in the one-time mining town of Bishop Auckland. Here, a rich seam of artwork focuses on the landscapes below the surface of County Durham – featuring heroic miners, bottomless mine shafts and claustrophobic tunnels. It’s part of a project to revitalise the town – look out for the reopening of next-door Auckland Castle in spring 2018.
READ MORE
Purchase options below
Find the complete article and many more in this issue of
Lonely Planet Traveller (UK)
-
December 2017
If you own the issue,
Login to read the full article now.
|
Single Issue - December 2017
|
|
|
$5.99
Or 599 points
|
|
|
6 Month Digital Subscription
Only $
3.00 per issue
|
SAVE
62%
|
|
$17.99
Or 1799 points
|
|
|
Annual Digital Subscription
Only $
3.75 per issue
|
SAVE
53%
|
|
$44.99
Or 4499 points
|
|
|
Monthly Digital Subscription
Only $
4.49 per issue
|
SAVE
44%
|
|
$4.49
Or 449 points
|
|
|
About Lonely Planet Traveller (UK)
In the December issue…
Discover which countries, cities and regions topped our Best in Travel 2018 list - beginning with a Great Escape to Chile, from the peaks of Torres del Paine to the Atacama Desert; also, delve into many-faceted Hong Kong, a city of Chinese painting, horse-racing, skyscrapers, fishing villages and an all-hours appetite; explore the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard by boat, snowmobile and dog-sled; and much more