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  1. Garden centre

    Add Congburn Nurseries & Garden Centre to your Itinerary

    Congburn Nurseries & Garden Centre

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    Garden Centre

    Edmondsley

    A one-stop-shop for all your gardening needs as well as our stunning woodland walk which extends over 15 acres, and our very popular Woodland's Bistro and Venue.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  2. Route description for Auckland Way Railway Path

    Add Auckland Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route) to your Itinerary

    Auckland Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)

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    Walking Route

    A688, Bishop Auckland

    A 4.3 mile route between Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor on a former railway line passing New Coundon and Binchester, close to Auckland Park and Binchester Roman Fort.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Auckland Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)
  3. Walking in the North Pennines

    Add Wearhead Walk - The River Starts Here to your Itinerary

    Wearhead Walk - The River Starts Here

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    Walking Route

    Bishop Auckland

    A 1⁄2 mile stroll in upland countryside.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Wearhead Walk - The River Starts Here
  4. Wallace and Gromit characters. Copyright and TM Aardman/Wallace & Gromit Ltd 2024  All rights reserved

    Add Forest Walkies with Wallace and Gromit at Hamsterley Forest to your Itinerary

    Forest Walkies with Wallace and Gromit at Hamsterley Forest

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    Walking Tour

    Redford, Hamsterley Forest

    Join Wallace and Gromit for the ultimate forest walkies.

    Bond with your pooch by taking on dog-tastic challenges together, solve crossword clues and have lots of fun along the way – with everyone’s favourite dog and owner duo for company.

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  5. Woodland Fell Circular Cycle Route

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    Woodland Fell Circular Cycle Route

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    Bishop Auckland

    CDW 14 - 13 miles.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  6. North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty  Guided Walk: Two Hills

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    Westgate Circular Walk

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    Bishop Auckland

    A 4.5 mile circular walk with steep gradients and rought terrain. The route sets out in woodland along Middlehope Burn and ends in a long and gradual descent along a walled track with superb views across the valley.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  7. Hurworth Burn to Station Town Railway Path Walking/Cycling Route

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    Hurworth Burn to Station Town Railway Path Walking/Cycling Route

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    Near Trimdon Station

    This is a Railway Path, is UK Woodland Assurance Scheme certified, and a Local Wildlife Site intersects the Path next to the reservoir. The path is suitable for walkers, cyclists, horse-riders and wheelchair users.

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  8. Terris Novalis Sculpture

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    Terris Novalis Sculpture

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    Consett

    This sculpture consists of two measuring instruments; a theodolite and an engineer's level, reproduced twenty times life size, standing approximately six metres tall. Made from stainless steel and supported on animal feet, this work is visible for…

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  9. Girl looking through a magnifying glass into a bug pot

    Add RSPB Saltholme to your Itinerary

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    RSPB Saltholme

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    Middlesbrough

    RSPB Saltholme is the perfect place if you’re new to birdwatching or want to get out in nature. Our family-friendly wetlands have a helpful visitor's centre and hides which let you get up close to water rail, avocet and terns, plus a cafe, play area…

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    1 Apr 2025to31 Oct 2025Open 09:30 - 17:00
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    1 Nov 2025to31 Mar 2026Open 09:30 - 16:00

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    • Visit England VAQAS 2021VAQAS
    • Regional and Miscellaneous VisitEngland Gold Accolade 2023VisitEngland Gold Accolade
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  10. H2O at Witton Country Park

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    H2O Riders

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    Activity Centre

    Witton-le-Wear

    Embark on an unforgettable outdoors adventure with paddle boarding, kayaking, or a thrilling water bike ride at the premier water sports hire centre at Witton Castle Activity Lake in County Durham.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

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    • Regional and Miscellaneous TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2025 2025TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2025
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  11. Honeycomb

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    The Canny Candy Gadgies

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    Seaham

    The Canny Candy Gadgies is a third generation, family, confectionery business on the heritage coast.

    We are a fast growing, light hearted brand with a product portfolio of the highest quality, handcrafted, value for money, artisan confectionery…

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  12. Walking in the North Pennines

    Add Deerness Valley Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route) to your Itinerary

    Deerness Valley Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)

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    Turn at Stonebridge roundabout onto B6302 to Ushaw Moor, Entrance is signed ½ mile on left

    An 8.5 mile route on a former railway line from Broompark Picnic Site, just outside Durham City to Crook, running past Ushaw Moor, Deerness View and Stanley Crook. It forms part of the Walney to Wear (W2W) long distance cycling route.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  13. Durham City to St Michaels and all Angels Walk

    Add Durham City to St Michaels and all Angels Walk to your Itinerary

    Durham City to St Michaels and all Angels Walk

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    Walking Route

    Durham

    Countryside walks from Durham City to a medieval village Church in Witton Gilbert.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  14. Sherburn Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)

    Add Sherburn Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route) to your Itinerary

    Sherburn Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)

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    Durham

    Coal mining arrived in this area in the 1840s with the arrival of local railways. This Railway Path once formed part of the Lambton Railway and it linked three collieries: Sherburn House Colliery, Sherburn Colliery and Sherburn Hill Colliery.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Sherburn Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)
  15. A field in the Durham Dales showing flowers

    Add Durham Dales, Romaldkirk in Teesdale to your Itinerary

    Durham Dales, Romaldkirk in Teesdale

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    Romaldkirk

    A River Tees green valley criss-crossed by drystone walls. Walk along the valley from Romaldkirk, a pretty village of three greens. See the Devil's Door in St. Romald church. It was blocked up in the Middle Ages to keep Satan out.

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  16. Countryside around Hunwick.

    Add Hunwick Village, New Hunwick and River Walk - Heritage Walk 3 to your Itinerary

    Hunwick Village, New Hunwick and River Walk - Heritage Walk 3

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    Walking Route

    Hunwick

    A walk around Hunwick, New Hunwick & the river. Distance 7.5 miles.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Hunwick Village, New Hunwick and River Walk - Heritage Walk 3
  17. North Pennines in Autumn

    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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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  18. St Oswald's Church

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    St Oswald's Church

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    Church / Chapel

    Durham

    St Oswald’s is an Anglican church in the centre of the beautiful university and cathedral city of Durham.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

    Awards

    • Regional and Miscellaneous Northern Saints Trails Passport 2021Northern Saints Trails Passport
    More info for St Oswald's Church
  19. 2 children in life vests and safety helmets jumping from some rocks into a river with a small waterfall below them

    Add Weardale Adventures to your Itinerary

    Weardale Adventures

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    Activity Centre

    Ireshopeburn

    Weardale Adventure Centre offers fun and learning in an area of outstanding natural beauty in County Durham. The centre caters for adults, schools and groups and our experienced and qualified team ensure our guests create memories that last for a…

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

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    • Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025Weardale Visitor Network Member
    More info for Weardale Adventures
  20. Durham Dales on a sunny day

    Add Walking in Teesdale: Bowes West Circular to your Itinerary

    Walking in Teesdale: Bowes West Circular

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    Walking

    Bowes, Barnard Castle

    A walk through the picturesque village of Bowes, past Dotheboys Hall, and across the moors above the village.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Walking in Teesdale: Bowes West Circular
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