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Durham's Heritage Coast

Explore the colourful and dramatic landscape of Durham’s Heritage Coast with its beaches, rugged cliffs and imposing headlands. A truly stunning holiday location.

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  1. Durham walking tour app guide

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    Digital Walking Tour of Durham

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    Walking Tour

    Durham

    Have fun with a free Durham digital walking tour, while finding out about the city's fascinating heritage.

    Using 360 images, GPS, 3D models and interactive pictures, the Durham walking guide app also poses a series of quiz questions, turning a walk…

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  2. Our Lady of Mercy and St Godric Church

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    Our Lady of Mercy and St Godric Church

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    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.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  3. Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre

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    Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre

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    Nature Reserve

    Chilton Moor, Houghton le Spring

    Rainton Meadows was created by the restoration of the Rye Hill Opencast coal mine in 1996 by UK Coal in partnership with Durham Wildlife Trust and the City of Sunderland.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

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    • Regional and Miscellaneous Northern Saints Trails Passport 2021Northern Saints Trails Passport
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  4. In Our Image Sculpture by Joseph Hillier

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    Sculpture: In Our Image

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    NEWTON AYCLIFFE

     Designed by artist Joseph Hillier, In Our Image is a landmark designed to represent the industrial heritage of the area.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  5. Image of Pelaw Wood overlooking Durham Cathedral in the distance.

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    Pelaw Wood Nature Reserve

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    Nature Reserve

    Durham

    Pelaw Wood Nature Reserve is a beautiful woodland home to many varieties of wildlife, with public rights of way providing a range of interesting walks.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  6. Slices of bread Coghlans at Barningham
Bakery

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    Coghlans Artisan Bakery

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    Barningham

    Coghlans handmade bread use no preservatives food colours or artificial flavours, just a natural product from yeast flour water and salt.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
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  7. A Witch and a cat riding a broom.  Room on the Broom © 2001 Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. Licensed by Magic Light Pictures Ltd.

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    Room on the Broom Trail at Hamsterley Forest

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    Redford, Hamsterley Forest

    This interactive family trail is packed with Room on the Broom themed activities, fascinating forest facts and plenty of hands-on fun. 

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    28 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  8. Bertie's Play Village at Prince Bishops Place

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    Bertie's Play Village

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    Durham City

    Bertie's Play Village is a children’s stay-and-play facility that offers children, parents and families a place to take a break from their shopping trip at Prince Bishops Place.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  9. Durham Cathedral, trees river

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    The Northern Saints Trails

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    Walking Route

    The Northern Saints Trails, based on ancient pilgrim routes, position the North East as the ‘Christian Crossroads of the British Isles’, and bring the fascinating stories of the region’s Saints to life. 

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  10. St Mary the Virgin Church

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    St Mary the Virgin Church

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    Seaham

    St Mary the Virgin is an Anglo-Saxon church listed as being 1 of 20 pre-Viking churches in the country. Founded around 700AD, the chancel was rebuilt in the Norman period and a tower around 1300. It overlooks the cliffs of the Durham coast.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  11. KAFFEEHAUS

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    Plawsworth Road, Sacriston

    At KAFFEEHAUS, coffee is more than a drink - it's our world.

    Situated in County Durham, we are a father-daughter founded coffee roastery and training centre dedicated to crafting memorable coffee experiences. We care deeply about our relationships…

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  12. The Mann's Vegan Scran

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    The Mann's Vegan Scran

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    Market Place, Durham City

    We're a local, family run food pop-up creating a variety of sweet and savoury inclusive foods. Everything is baked in our bakery The Nook, situated in Durham Markets historic indoor market hall.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
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  13. Fly Fishing Tuition River Eden

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    The Durham Fly Fishing Company

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    Fishing

    Hutton Henry

    Fly Fishing Tuition, Guiding, Lessons, Holidays & Tackle on Rivers & Lakes in County Durham and throughout the North of England.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

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    • Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021WTTC Safe Travels
    • Visit England Visitor Ready 2025Visitor Ready
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  14. William Peat Butchers

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    William Peat Butchers

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    Food/Drink Producer

    Barnard Castle

    Teesdale's oldest and finest butchers selling local beef and lamb and Yorkshire pork and chicken.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  15. Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre

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    Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre

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    Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre is small building of architectural beauty situated in Wheatley Hill cemetery. It houses a permanent exhibition of colliery village life.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
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  16. Family cycling

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    Cycling at Hamsterley Forest

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    Bishop Auckland

    Hamsterley Forest is one of the Northeast’s premier mountain bike destinations, with over 2000 hectares of forest to explore on 33 miles of waymarked trails and countless more miles of seldom travelled forest road Hamsterley Forest has something for…

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  17. Laura Rhodes in front of Durham Cathedral

    Laura Rhodes Blue Badge Tourist Guide

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    Scenic Tours

    Let me show you the hidden treasures of the North East of England, as well as the better known places, and of course the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Castle.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026

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    • Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021WTTC Safe Travels
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  18. Path surrounded by heather in Hedleyhope Fell

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    Hedleyhope Fell Nature Reserve

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    Nature Reserve

    Tow Law

    One of the largest mid-altitude heathlands remaining in County Durham, Hedleyhope Fell is a mosaic of heather, bilberry, acid grassland, rush pasture, bracken beds, patches of gorse and scattered trees.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  19. Chapman's Well Local Nature Reserve

    Chapman's Well Local Nature Reserve

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    Nature Reserve

    Stanley

    Chapman’s Well is one of our best bird-watching sites. The vast areas of marshy grassland and ponds provide fabulous places for birds to feed and breed throughout the year. We have heron, stonechat, skylark, linnet and reed bunting. Many birds of…

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Chapman's Well Local Nature Reserve
  20. St Edmunds Sedgefield

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    St Edmund's Church

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    Church / Chapel

    Sedgefield

    St Edmund's Church is over 750 years old with a 30m high Norman Tower visible for miles, Elizabethan woodwork and many outstanding features.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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