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Walking Route
Baldersdale
This 12.6km walk, starting at Balderhead Reservoir, offers an invigorating walk with stunning views of three of Northumbrian Water’s six reservoirs in Teesdale.
Picnic Site
Stanley
Picnic site which is home to the world’s oldest surviving single arch railway bridge.
Second-hand / Vintage Shop
Durham City
Circle Vintage is a small, local family business, housed in a beautiful listed building on Saddler Street. Born from a nostalgic love of collecting, the store showcases Durham City’s largest collection of true vintage, retro and pre-loved designer…
Municipal Park
Consett
Blackhill and Consett Park is located in the Blackhill conservation area.
Walking Tours
Rothbury
Shepherds Walks Holidays offer you a truly unique experience and it is our aim that you enjoy a hassle free, quality walking holiday.
Garden
Wynyard
The Gardens at Wynyard Hall are fast becoming one of the North’s leading visitor attractions, offering a fabulous day out for couples, friends, families and groups alike.
Walking Route
Durham
Countryside walks from Durham City to a medieval village Church in Witton Gilbert.
Walking Route
Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland
This 2 mile walk circles the Tunstall Reservoir just north of Wolsingham, within the North Pennines National Landscape.
Walking Route
Durham
It is hoped that this circular walk will help bring to life for you the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346.
Theatre
Consett
500 seat capacity theatre and cinema in the heart of Consett.
Food/Drink Producer
Durham
England’s first smooth dry mustard was developed by Mrs Clements of Durham in 1720. You may associate Norfolk with mustard; however, it was here in Durham where dry mustard powder was originally created.
Anya Kirkby, owner of Durham Mustard, is…
Cycle Route
Haswell
The South Durham Orbital is a 54 mile challenging cycle route taking in Durham City, Haswell, Newton Aycliffe, Shildon and Bishop Auckland using National Cycle Networks and railway paths as well as on-road sections.
Church / Chapel
Durham
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric is our Grade II listed church, conveniently located in Durham City Centre.
Walking Route
BISHOP AUCKLAND
Walk high on both sides of the valley from Wolsingham to the wooded banks of Tunstall Reservoir. The Durham Prince Bishops developed Wolsingham from the 12th Century onwards as deer-hunting country and it is still well-wooded today.
Walking
Cotherstone
A leisurely walk which rises high above the River Tees, then leads through fields and woods, with several becks on the way.
Religious Activity
A Northern Saints Trail so epic it combines three others in its course – by stunning coastline and crags, by imposing castles and by standout churches from Lindisfarne to Durham Cathedral.
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Durham City and County Durham
Welcome to our Durham Tours. Since January 2017 Iles Tours has been providing guided walking tours in Durham City. The Durham Tour gives you an insight into the cities role in England and the borders in the last two thousand years.
Picnic Site
Chester Le Street
There is no need to travel to the North Pennine hills to enjoy moorland. Waldridge Fell is an unusual landscape to find so close to an urban area but with its mix of rare lowland heath supporting heather and bilberry it makes for a particularly…
Walking Route
Shildon
Discover the coming of the railways in the world’s first railway town, one in a series of walks for children produced by Bright Water Landscape Partnership.
Shop
Durham City
Enjoy a unique shopping experience in one of the most remarkable, intact, monastic, vaulted undercrofts in the UK. Browse a range of seasonal and locally sourced products.
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