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  1. Causey Arch and Picnic Area

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    Causey Arch and Picnic Area

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    Picnic Site

    Stanley

    Picnic site which is home to the world’s oldest surviving single arch railway bridge.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  2. METHODIST CHURCH DURHAM

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    North Road Methodist Church

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    Durham

    Grade 2 listed Bethel chapel, which is now a Methodist Church dates back to 1853.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  3. Explore Discover & Enjoy Durham with Curious About Durham - only for the Curious!

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    Curious About Durham

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    Walking Route

    Durham

    Have fun discovering Durham with two, quirky, heritage walks with an optional treasure hunt. Are you curious about Durham? Looking for an unusual and quirky activity which gets you out in the fresh air whatever the weather? Take one of our…

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    1 Nov 2025to31 Mar 2026Open 11:00 - 16:00
    From:
    1 Apr 2026to31 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 18:00
    More info for Curious About Durham
  4. Durham City Art Trail

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    Durham City Art Trail

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    Walking Route

    DURHAM

    So much in Durham City can be enjoyed as art including buildings, sculpture, paintings, literature, music and crafts old and new.    And so much in Durham has inspired works of art, old and new.  That sudden unexpected view; a shaft of light…

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  5. Battle of Nevilles Cross Walk Route

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    Battle of Neville's Cross Walk Route

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    Durham

    It is hoped that this circular walk will help bring to life for you the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  6. Horden Colliery Heritage Centre

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    Horden Colliery Heritage Centre

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    Horden

    Heritage Centre with themed rooms. Mining Museum going back 100 years with 350 archives, photographs of Horden, lots of history, 1940s rooms.

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    1 Mar 2026to31 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
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  7. Beaurepaire Manor House

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    Durham City to Bearpark

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    Durham

    This route passes through the site of the Battle of Neville’s Cross (17 October 1346). Savage and ferocious this was medieval hand-to-hand warfare at its most grim. England versus Scotland, the latter suffering a shattering defeat.   

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  8. Roof of England Walk waymark

    Roof of England Walk

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    Walking Route

    New multi-day walking route launches in the North Pennines National Landscape

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  9. Picnic Spot: Waldridge Fell (cycling not permitted)

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    Picnic Spot: Waldridge Fell (cycling not permitted)

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    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…

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  10. Two people on bikes at the coast

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    Seaham to Crimdon On-Road Cycle Route

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    Seaham

    An on-road cycle route of approx. 12 miles starting from Seaham down to Crimdon following the Durham Heritage Coastline for most of the way.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  11. Waterfall at Gibson's Cave, situated nearby to Bowlees Visitor Centre

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    Centuries ago Viking invaders and settlers left their mark in the local dialect words of the Durham Dales. The Old Norse word “foss” referred to a waterfall and still it echoes down the ages in the modern word “force”. Close to Bowlees Visitor…

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  12. Sheep in a field

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    Cowshill to Killhope – an extension of the Weardale Way

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    Bishop Auckland

    A linear 4 mile (6.5km) walk from Cowshill to Killhope Lead Mining Museum along the Mineral Valleys Footpath. This route is waymarked, signposted and covered by OS Explorer Map OL31.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  13. family walking hand in hand through the green lush trees at Auckland Palace Deer Park

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    Auckland Palace Deer Park Walk

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    Bishop Auckland

    Take your pick from three new walking trails across Auckland Palace Deer Park. From a short walk around the inner park to a 4.6 km trail spanning the wider parkland.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  14. Durham Cathedral Tower

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    Durham Cathedral: Viewpoint

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    Durham

    Far fewer people will have enjoyed an equally impressive view from South Street in the city centre. A short, steep climb up this lovely street is rewarded by an almost eye level view across the river gorge towards the magnificently proportioned west…

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  15. St John's Chapel

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    St John's Chapel Walk

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    St John's Chapel

    High up in Weardale, this is a lovely country walk that is not too difficult - apart from a short climb up to Allercleugh Farm - yet rewards with a real sense of being away from the crowds.

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  16. Sherburn Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)

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    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 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Sherburn Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)
  17. View of the golf course with a golfer in the distance. A sand bunker to the right and tree in the distance.

    Add Golf at Headlam Hall Country Hotel to your Itinerary

    Golf at Headlam Hall Country Hotel

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    Golf Course

    Gainford

    Located in the Durham dales in the North East, and set over rolling pastureland around the Hall gardens this enjoyable and challenging course features an abundance of natural features including rig & fur, woodland, streams and ponds.

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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. 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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  19. Middleton in Teesdale

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    Whistle Crag (Near Middleton-in-Teesdale)

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    Middleton-in-Teesdale

    Easily accessed viewing point with stunning and wide reaching views across Teesdale. Ideal spot to capture the North Pennines National Landscape including drystone walls, scattered settlements and open fell land to the far horizon. 

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    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Whistle Crag (Near Middleton-in-Teesdale)
  20. Durham Dales on a sunny day

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    Walking in Teesdale: Bowes West Circular

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    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 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Walking in Teesdale: Bowes West Circular
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