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  1. Add Rookhope Fields and Fells to your Itinerary

    Rookhope Fields and Fells

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    Walking Route

    Bishop Auckland

    In and around the former lead mining village of Rookhope, this walk takes in both the heritage and the nature of this part of Weardale.

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  2. Add Stanhope Fossil Tree to your Itinerary

    Stanhope Fossil Tree

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    Natural Feature

    The Stanhope tree was found in a sandstone quarry at Edmundbyers Cross, north of Stanhope, in 1915. Its discovery is recorded by this photograph in the Auckland and County Chronicle, dated 13 May 1915. The accompanying article also mentions another…

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    1 Jan 2020to31 Dec 2020
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  3. Add Stanhope Cycle Route to your Itinerary

    Stanhope Cycle Route

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    Cycle Route

    Stanhope, Bishop Auckland

    This 15.5mile route takes you through the beautiful countryside of Weardale in the North Pennines AONB.

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  4. Add Stanhope to Killhope Cycle Route to your Itinerary

    Stanhope to Killhope Cycle Route

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    Cycle Route

    Stanhope, Bishop Auckland

    A 35 mile circular cycle route from Stanhope to Killhope and back again. Breathtaking views, breathtaking hills.

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  5. Add Westgate to Slitt Wood to your Itinerary

    Westgate to Slitt Wood

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    Walking Route

    Westgate

    A series of small waterfalls accompanies this route along the picturesque Middlehope Burn, a tributary valley of Weardale.   

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    1 Jan 2020to31 Dec 2020
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  6. Dark Sky Discover Sites Durham

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    Outdoor Adventure Activities

    Some of the darkest skies in England are found in the North Pennines.  Much of the area is remote, wild countryside with little development and the views of the night sky are second to none.

    During the winter months (the best time for…

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  7. The Rookhope Arch

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    Landmark

    A local landmark is the Rookhope Arch at Lintzgarth, a few hundred yards west up the valley; one of the few remaining parts of the 2 miles (3.2 km) Rookhope Chimney. This "horizontal" chimney (parallel to the ground, which actually rises steeply to…

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  8. Add Picnic Spot: Rookhope to your Itinerary

    Picnic Spot: Rookhope

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    Picnic Site

    Bishop Auckland

    It is always worthwhile turning off any of County Durham’s main roads to discover unexpected delights.   None more so than in Weardale where in the village of Eastgate (west of Stanhope) a turning leads to the village of Rookhope and one of Durham’s…

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