The Bishops (The Football Museum Shop)

Bishop Auckland's football museum shop is a proper shrine to the town's sporting heritage, tucked away in County Durham. The Bishops themselves were a significant non-league outfit with a genuinely interesting history, and this shop does right by them - you'll find memorabilia, old programmes, kits and photographs that tell the story of how seriously the town took its football.

It's really more of a museum than a shop, to be honest. If you're into non-league football or local sports history, you'll spend a good hour here picking through the archives and talking to whoever's running the place that day. They know their stuff and actually want to chat about it rather than just flog you a scarf.

For families with kids who aren't obsessed with football, this probably isn't a full afternoon. But if you've got teenagers or adults who care about grassroots sport and regional history, it's worth the detour from Bishop Auckland town centre. The admission details aren't widely publicised, so ring ahead before you go.

If you're based at one of the nearby parks - The Gables Pod Camping is closest at just over a mile away, or Eden Grange Glamping a bit further out - it makes a decent half-day stop before heading to bigger attractions in the region. Not essential, but genuinely interesting if this stuff appeals to you.