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  1. Durham walking tour app guide

    Add Digital Walking Tour of Durham to your Itinerary

    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…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Digital Walking Tour of Durham
  2. Forests for Wellbeing. Image of someone walking through a pleasant, sunlit forest.

    Add Forests for Wellbeing Trail - Hamsterley Forest to your Itinerary

    Forests for Wellbeing Trail - Hamsterley Forest

    Type

    Type:

    Nature Trail

    Hamsterley

    Experience the wellbeing benefits of nature at Hamsterley Forest.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Forests for Wellbeing Trail - Hamsterley Forest
  3. 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

    Type

    Type:

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Forest Walkies with Wallace and Gromit at Hamsterley Forest
  4. Riverbank image of Durham

    Durham Peninsular Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Durham

    Starting in the Market Place of Durham City, this walk will take you around the Riverbanks and winding historical Streets of the City Centre. Allow 1-2 hours to complete this Walk.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Durham Peninsular Walk
  5. Walking in the North Pennines

    Deerness Valley Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)

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    Type:

    Walking Route

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Deerness Valley Way Railway Path (Walking and Cycling Route)
  6. Meeting of the Waters

    Walking in Teesdale: Abbey Bridge & Whorlton Circular

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    Type:

    Walking

    Barnard Castle

     A circular walk following the Teesdale Way along the River Tees downstream from Abbey Bridge past Meeting of the Waters and picturesque Dairy Bridge, made famous in the painting by Joseph Turner.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Walking in Teesdale: Abbey Bridge & Whorlton Circular
  7. A church at Dalton-le-Dale

    Dalton-le-Dale and Dawdon - Connecting the Coast

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    Type:

    Walking Route

    Seaham

    Explore Dawdon Dene, visit the Norman Church of St Andrew and Dalden Tower, a former medieval manor house. 

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Dalton-le-Dale and Dawdon - Connecting the Coast
  8. Durham Dales on a sunny day

    Walking in Teesdale: Bowes East Circular

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    Type:

    Walking

    Bowes, Barnard Castle

    A leisurely walk along lanes and across fields in the valley of the River Greta.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Walking in Teesdale: Bowes East Circular
  9. Cycling at Hamsterley Forest

    Hamsterley Forest Orange Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland

    A route around the Bedburn valley giving elevated views over the forest and showing varied habitats of mixed woodland.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Hamsterley Forest Orange Walk
  10. Shincliffe Walks - Walk 5: Walking the Bounds

    Shincliffe Walks - Walk 5: Walking the Bounds

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    Type:

    Walking Route

    Shincliffe

    Shincliffe Walks - Walk 5: Walking the Bounds

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Shincliffe Walks - Walk 5: Walking the Bounds
  11. Image of a couple enjoying a walk at twilight along the Durham Heritage Coast

    Easington Colliery - Durham Heritage Coast Walk

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    Type:

    Walking Route

    Easington Colliery

    A walk to Beacon Hill...with stunning coastal views. The walk provides some stunning views of the coast and on a clear day the hills of North Yorkshire can be seen to the south and Sunderland to the north.

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    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Easington Colliery - Durham Heritage Coast Walk
  12. couple walking on the Durham Heritage Coast

    Hawthorn - Durham Heritage Coast Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Hawthorn Village

    Hawthorn Dene is the second largest dene in the county with unspoilt semi-natural broadleaved woodland and species rich Magnesian limestone meadows. There is a pub in the village for refreshments at the start or end of the walk.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Hawthorn - Durham Heritage Coast Walk
  13. Spring in the North Pennines

    Woodland - Gaunless Valley Heritage Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Butterknowle

    A 51/2 Mile Circular Walk that visits Woodland’s Coal Mining Heritage. This walk travels in a clockwise direction, commencing from and returning to the Gaunless Smelt Mill car park.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Woodland - Gaunless Valley Heritage Walk
  14. A wall sculpture at Easington

    Nose's Point Local Nature Reserve Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Nose's Point is a double Site of Special Scientific Interest for its geology and ecology. There is much to explore and discover here with easy to follow paths, stunning scenery, poetry, artworks and plenty more.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Nose's Point Local Nature Reserve Walk
  15. National Glass Centre Sunderland

    The Way of Learning

    Type

    Type:

    Religious Activity

    Gain the ultimate enlightenment on The Way of Learning as it takes you on the trail of England’s original scholar, the Venerable Bede through a rich legacy of the North East’s foremost industry, inventiveness and innovation.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for The Way of Learning
  16. Limestone LinX Map

    Cold Knuckles Connection

    Type

    Type:

    Cycle Route

    Durham

    The Limestone LinX walking and cycling network provides 11 miles of routes for you to use and enjoy in stunning countryside and local nature reserves.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Cold Knuckles Connection
  17. Lindisfarne Gospels Trail at St Mary & St Cuthbert's Church

    Lindisfarne Gospels Trail at St Mary & St Cuthbert's Church

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Tour

    Chester Le Street

    When the Lindisfarne community arrived in Chester-le-Street in 883 they brought with them their two most precious possessions, the incorrupt body of the Saint and their Gospels book.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Lindisfarne Gospels Trail at St Mary & St Cuthbert's Church
  18. Walking in Durham

    Romans to Railways in the Gaunless Valley Guided Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Bishop Auckland

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Romans to Railways in the Gaunless Valley Guided Walk
  19. Barnard Castle

    Walking in Teesdale - Barnard Castle West Circular ‘The Bridges Walk’

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Barnard Castle

    A long, leisurely walk through the ever changing Deepdale Woods Nature Reserve; through open fields to the historic and picturesque Nabb Bridge over Deepdale Beck; down to the village of Boldron; past the ruins of Egglestone Abbey.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Walking in Teesdale - Barnard Castle West Circular ‘The Bridges Walk’
  20. family walking hand in hand through the green lush trees at Auckland Palace Deer Park

    Auckland Palace Deer Park Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Auckland Palace Deer Park Walk
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