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  1. The Gothic Tower at Hardwick Park

    Add Walk: Hardwick Park & Bishop's Fen Walk to your Itinerary

    Walk: Hardwick Park & Bishop's Fen Walk

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    Walking Route

    Sedgefield

    Rediscover nature with a walk through wetlands, woods and wildlife, one in a series of walks for children, produced by Bright Water Landscape Partnership

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Walk: Hardwick Park & Bishop's Fen Walk
  2. Great Aycliffe Way

    Add Great Aycliffe Way to your Itinerary

    Great Aycliffe Way

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    Accessible Walks

    Newton Aycliffe

    The original route of the Great Aycliffe Way was compiled in 1998 to commemorate 50 years since the designation of the new town of Newton Aycliffe.  A second route was added to the South of the original in 2008 to take the rest of the residential…

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Great Aycliffe Way
  3. Cockfield Fell Heritage Walk

    Add Cockfield Fell Heritage Walk to your Itinerary

    Cockfield Fell Heritage Walk

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    Walking Route

    Bishop Auckland

    This three and a half mile walk travels in a anti-clockwise direction, commencing from and returning to the Hollymoor car park.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Cockfield Fell Heritage Walk
  4. Countryside around Blanchland with women using App.

    Add Geotours App to your Itinerary

    Geotours App

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    Walking

    A free app has been created to help people explore the geology and landscape of inspiring sites along the European Atlantic Geotourism Route, including the North Pennines.  

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Geotours App
  5. Horden Colliery Heritage Centre

    Add Horden Colliery Heritage Centre to your Itinerary

    Horden Colliery Heritage Centre

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    Museum

    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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  6. Balderhead Reservoir Trout Fishery

    Add Teesdale Reservoirs Walk to your Itinerary

    Teesdale Reservoirs Walk

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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.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  7. Crimdon beach on sunny day

    Crimdon Dene Beach

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    Nature Reserve

    Crimdon

    With its sandy beaches, Crimdon has been a popular place for holiday makers for many years. From the 1920’s miners came to Crimdon for their annual summer holidays.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
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  8. market cross barnard castle

    Add Barnard Castle’s Yards to your Itinerary

    Barnard Castle’s Yards

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    Barnard Castle

    This is a wander through the town of Barnard Castle, using the narrow alleyways (known locally as ‘Yards’) of this ancient place. Stretch your legs and do a bit of history too. 

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  9. Hurworth Burn Reservoir.

    Add Walk - Hurworth Burn Reservoir Walk to your Itinerary

    Walk - Hurworth Burn Reservoir Walk

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    Wingate

    One in a series of walks for children, produced by Bright Water Landscape Partnership.

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    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Walk - Hurworth Burn Reservoir Walk
  10. 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 2025to31 Dec 2025

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    • Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021WTTC Safe Travels
    More info for Laura Rhodes Blue Badge Tourist Guide
  11. Durham City Art Trail

    Add Durham City Art Trail to your Itinerary

    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 2025to31 Dec 2025
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  12. 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
  13. Seaham Marina

    Add Seaham - Connecting the Coast to your Itinerary

    Seaham - Connecting the Coast

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    Walking Route

    Seaham

    Explore Rockhouse Dene, look out for sculptures and memorials, and enjoy fabulous coastal views before stopping for a cuppa in Seaham or at the marina.

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    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Seaham - Connecting the Coast
  14. Broom House Farm Shop entrance.

    Add Broom House Farm Shop to your Itinerary

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    Broom House Farm Shop

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    Farm Shop

    Near Witton Gilbert

    Broom House Farm is an organic farm situated high above the Browney River, overlooking Durham City. Since opening in 2004, the Farm Shop’s core aim remains selling their very own Aberdeen Angus beef, lamb, mutton and rare breed Saddleback pork,…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times

    Awards

    • Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021WTTC Safe Travels
    More info for Broom House Farm Shop
  15. External view of Holy Trinity Church, Wingate
Image of the grounds surrounding the church

    Add Holy Trinity, Wingate to your Itinerary

    Holy Trinity, Wingate

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    Church / Chapel

    Wingate

    Holy Trinity Church, Wingate was built in 1841, just 2 years after the first shaft was sunk for Wingate Grange Colliery in 1839.

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    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Holy Trinity, Wingate
  16. River and Woodland in Barnard Castle

    Add Flatts Wood & Percy Beck Woodland Walks to your Itinerary

    Flatts Wood & Percy Beck Woodland Walks

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    Walking

    Barnard Castle

    Two short circular walks in what was known as the ‘green lung’ of Barnard Castle when it was a thriving centre of the mill trade. History, flora and fauna, and a good stretch of those legs.

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    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Flatts Wood & Percy Beck Woodland Walks
  17. Shincliffe Walks - Walk 2 The Waggonway Walk

    Add Shincliffe Walks - Walk 2 The Waggonway Walk to your Itinerary

    Shincliffe Walks - Walk 2 The Waggonway Walk

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    Walking Route

    Shincliffe

    Walk 2 in a series of 5 walks through delightful countryside with extensive views, rich with wildlife and historical association. The Waggonway Walk is a 2 mile walk taking approximately one and a half hours.

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    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Shincliffe Walks - Walk 2 The Waggonway Walk
  18. Horse riding in Durham

    Add Horse Riding: Baldersdale Packhorse Trail - Horse to your Itinerary

    Horse Riding: Baldersdale Packhorse Trail - Horse

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    Riding/Trekking Centre

    BARNARD CASTLE

    This circular 18km (60% off-road) horse riding trail has 370m of ascent and starts from the south side of Hury Reservoir. It initially follows the banks of Hury and Blackton Reservoirs in remote Baldersdale, before striking off over the moors on the…

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    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Horse Riding: Baldersdale Packhorse Trail - Horse
  19. The Cafe on the Green

    Add Durham City - Churches, Chapels and Cafes Trail to your Itinerary

    Durham City - Churches, Chapels and Cafes Trail

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    Walking Route

    DURHAM

    Stay even longer in Durham City to explore a selection of the city’s parish churches and places of worship.   Discover heritage embracing the quirky, the poignant and the charming.  Some are architectural gems.   Many display beautiful, decorative…

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    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Durham City - Churches, Chapels and Cafes Trail
  20. North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty  Guided Walk: Two Hills

    Add Both Sides of the Tees: Barnard Castle and Whorlton to your Itinerary

    Both Sides of the Tees: Barnard Castle and Whorlton

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    Type:

    Walking Route

    Barnard Castle

    Both Sides of the Tees: Barnard Castle and Whorlton
    (5hrs) 9 miles

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Both Sides of the Tees: Barnard Castle and Whorlton
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