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  1. Beach banks at Horden

    Add Horden Grasslands Local Nature Reserve Walk to your Itinerary

    Horden Grasslands Local Nature Reserve Walk

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    Walking Route

    Horden Grasslands is a Local Nature Reserve and is UK Woodland Assurance Scheme certified, within Durham Heritage Coast. Habitats include grassland, scrub and woodland. The one-mile linear route takes you next to the grassland and the clifftops.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Horden Grasslands Local Nature Reserve Walk
  2. Autumn hills at North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

    Add Stanhope – Exploring A Legacy of Lead to your Itinerary

    Stanhope – Exploring A Legacy of Lead

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Stanhope, Bishop Auckland

    Three short walks around Stanhope with an option to walk to Frosterley along a quiet road beside the River Wear. They are well waymarked and easy underfoot.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Stanhope – Exploring A Legacy of Lead
  3. Shincliffe Walks - Walk 3: Schools, Collieries and Lepers

    Add Shincliffe Walks - Walk 3: Schools, Collieries and Lepers to your Itinerary

    Shincliffe Walks - Walk 3: Schools, Collieries and Lepers

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    Walking Route

    Shincliffe

    Shincliffe Walks - Walk 3: Schools, Collieries and Lepers. Walk 3 in a series of 5 walks through delightful countryside with extensive views, rich with wildlife and historical association.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Shincliffe Walks - Walk 3: Schools, Collieries and Lepers
  4. Blue Plaque Trail - Barnard Castle

    Add Blue Plaque Trail - Barnard Castle to your Itinerary

    Blue Plaque Trail - Barnard Castle

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    Type:

    Walking Route

    Barnard Castle

    THE BLUE PLAQUE TRAIL provides information on the people and places whose contribution to the history of Barnard Castle has been commemorated by blue plaques erected by the former Barnard Castle Urban District Council or its successor.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Blue Plaque Trail - Barnard Castle
  5. 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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    Type:

    Walking Route

    Hunwick

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

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Hunwick Village, New Hunwick and River Walk - Heritage Walk 3
  6. Image of three children outside the Temple of Minerva at Hardwick Park.

    Add Self-Led Love Exploring Trails: Roman Game at Hardwick Park to your Itinerary

    Self-Led Love Exploring Trails: Roman Game at Hardwick Park

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    Type:

    Family Fun

    Sedgefield

    Try our bespoke new game to learn more about Hardwick Park's East Park and the unique Roman settlement that was found there.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Self-Led Love Exploring Trails: Roman Game at Hardwick Park
  7. North Pennines in Autumn

    Add Rookhope Fields and Fells to your Itinerary

    Rookhope Fields and Fells

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Bishop Auckland

    In and around the former lead mining village of Rookhope, this walk takes in both the heritage and the nature of this part of Weardale.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Rookhope Fields and Fells
  8. The viaduct at Hawthorn

    Add Hawthorn - Connecting the Coast to your Itinerary

    Hawthorn - Connecting the Coast

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    Walking Route

    Hawthorn

    Take a short stroll around the village or a longer ramble out to the coast and the stunning Hawthorn Dene viaduct. Stop at the village pub for refreshments.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Hawthorn - Connecting the Coast
  9. Crowtrees Local Nature Reserve Walk/Cycle Route

    Add Crowtrees Local Nature Reserve Walk/Cycle Route to your Itinerary

    Crowtrees Local Nature Reserve Walk/Cycle Route

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    Type:

    Walking Route

    Durham

    Crowtrees Local Nature Reserve is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Local Wildlife Site, and is UK Woodland Assurance Scheme certified. Habitats include grassland, scrub and wetland. Horses and cyclists are allowed on the cycle path.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Crowtrees Local Nature Reserve Walk/Cycle Route
  10. 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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    Type:

    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…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Durham City - Churches, Chapels and Cafes Trail
  11. Autumn hills at North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

    Add A Dales Journey in the Footsteps of John Wesley to your Itinerary

    A Dales Journey in the Footsteps of John Wesley

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    Type:

    Guided Tour

    “A Dales Journey” is a 90 miles drive following the footsteps of John Wesley’s 1761 journey visiting five of the oldest Methodist chapels in the world.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for A Dales Journey in the Footsteps of John Wesley
  12. Derwent Reservoir Trout Fishery

    Add Derwent Reservoir Walk to your Itinerary

    Derwent Reservoir Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Edmundbyers

    Discover the wildlife and history of Derwent Reservoir along the multi user trail while taking in the breathtaking views of the reservoir.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Derwent Reservoir Walk
  13. River Tees

    Add Mid-Teesdale Circular Walk to your Itinerary

    Mid-Teesdale Circular Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Barnard Castle

    This 6.6 mile circular walk takes you through the beautiful countryside of the North Pennines National Landscape and mid-Teesdale. Route information provided by North Pennines National Landscape Partnership.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Mid-Teesdale Circular Walk
  14. Beach banks at Horden

    Add Limekiln Gill Local Nature Reserve Walk to your Itinerary

    Limekiln Gill Local Nature Reserve Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Limekiln Gill is a Local Nature Reserve which is UK Woodland Assurance Scheme certified and a Special Area of Conservation within Durham Heritage Coast.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Limekiln Gill Local Nature Reserve Walk
  15. A church at Dalton-le-Dale

    Add Dalton-le-Dale and Dawdon - Connecting the Coast to your Itinerary

    Dalton-le-Dale and Dawdon - Connecting the Coast

    Type

    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 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Dalton-le-Dale and Dawdon - Connecting the Coast
  16. Pity Me Carrs Local Nature Reserve Walk Map

    Add Pity Me Carrs Local Nature Reserve Walk to your Itinerary

    Pity Me Carrs Local Nature Reserve Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Pity Me

    A pocket of green space surrounded on all sides by houses and businesses makes this a quiet haven in which people can walk and enjoy the fresh air. It is also a much needed area for local wildlife to take refuge from the surrounding urban area.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Pity Me Carrs Local Nature Reserve Walk
  17. North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty  Guided Walk: Two Hills

    Add Westgate Circular Walk to your Itinerary

    Westgate Circular Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Westgate Circular Walk
  18. 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 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Forest Walkies with Wallace and Gromit at Hamsterley Forest
  19. St John's Chapel - Farming, Mining & Methodism with permission of Durham County Council

    Add St John’s Chapel – Farming, Mining & Methodism to your Itinerary

    St John’s Chapel – Farming, Mining & Methodism

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Bishop Auckland

    A circular 7 mile walk following the Mineral Valleys Walk waymarkers on meandering route around the villages of Ireshopeburn, St John’s Chapel and Daddry Shield.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for St John’s Chapel – Farming, Mining & Methodism
  20. Lanchester Parish Walks

    Add Cold Pig Hill Walk to your Itinerary

    Cold Pig Hill Walk

    Type

    Type:

    Walking Route

    Durham

    Discover the beautiful scenery and rich heritage of Lanchester Parish. Distance: 7 Miles

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Cold Pig Hill Walk
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