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  1. Shincliffe Walks - Walk 1: Old World Charm, Woods and a Racecourse

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    Shincliffe Walks - Walk 1: Old World Charm, Woods and a Racecourse

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    Shincliffe, Durham

    A series of five walks taking visitors through delightful countryside with extensive views, rich wildlife and historical association.

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  2. Tom Keating Blue Badge Guide

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    Tom Keating Personalised Touring Services

    Durham City

    Welcome to the Durham website. No matter how long or short your stay, please let me enhance your tours in North East England with friendly, local professional Blue Badge Guiding Services, which include Durham City and County Durham. By sharing my…

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    Durham Ghost Walk

    We are a not-for-profit group offering family friendly tours of Durham City for families, genealogists and historians.

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  4. Footpath through Hawthorn Dene

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    Hawthorn Dene Nature Reserve

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    Hawthorn Village

    The second largest coastal Dene in the county, consisting of relatively unspoilt ancient woodland and species rich limestone hay meadows.  

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  5. St Oswald's Church

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    St Oswald's Church

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    Durham

    St Oswald’s is an Anglican church in the centre of the beautiful university and cathedral city of Durham.

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    • Regional and Miscellaneous Northern Saints Trails Passport 2021Northern Saints Trails Passport
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  6. Middleton in Teesdale

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    Middleton-in-Teesdale to Kirkcarrion

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    Middleton in Teesdale

    A walk which comes with a legend. Bridge Street leads downhill to cross the River Tees on the old county bridge built in the early 19th century.

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  7. Beach banks at Horden

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    Horden Grasslands Local Nature Reserve Walk

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    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.

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  8. Ken Bradshaw
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    Ken Bradshaw - North East Guided Tours

    including Durham City and County Durham,

    I am very excited to be able to show you the city and its surroundings using my Blue Badge qualification.

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  9. Durham Coast

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    Blackhall Heritage Coastal Footpath

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    Near Blackhall Colliery

    The sight and sound of skylarks rising above the short Magnesian Limestone grassland is very noticeable in this area. The grass is kept purposely short to encourage them.

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  10. The Angel of the North

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    The Angel's Way

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    Traverse Tyneside in all its multi-faceted allure, from a sandy seaside village to the site that once housed St Cuthbert’s remains through a titanic legacy of medieval magic, Industrial Age endeavour and sheer contemporary class.

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  11. The Durham Mystery Treasure Trail

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    The Durham Mystery Treasure Trail

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    Durham

    The Durham Mystery Treasure Trail is certainly a unique way to explore! Suitable for anyone aged between 6 &106. Can you follow the route and crack the clues to to solve the mystery on this self guided Treasure Trail?

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  12. Graeme Logan Blue Badge Guide - Encompass Northumbria

    Graeme Logan Blue Badge Guide - Encompass Northumbria

    Durham City

    Graeme Logan, Regional Blue Badge Guide (1989), will bring your Walking, Coach or Driver Guide Tour to life with insight and a sense of humour.

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  13. Countryside around Blanchland with women using App.

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    Geotours App

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    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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  14. Carved wooden sculpture depicting a Dragonfly

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    Hardwick Park Sculpture Trail

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    Sedgefield

    Six wetland-inspired oak pieces, designed and carved by north east artists Lee and Jill Brewster.  The artworks, depicting a dragonfly, frog and other wetland animals, were commissioned by the Discover Brightwater Landscape Project team.  

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  15. Walking on the Durham Heritage Coast

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    Dalton-le-Dale and Dawdon - Durham Heritage Coast Walk

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    Seaham

    This walk takes us through Dalton-le Dale towards Dawdon with the option of visiting Noses’ Point and links to Durham’s Coastal Footpath. This walk is truly a journey through time from early Saxon settlements to industrial developments.

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  16. Image of a couple enjoying a walk at twilight along the Durham Heritage Coast

    Add Easington Colliery - Durham Heritage Coast Walk to your Itinerary

    Easington Colliery - Durham Heritage Coast Walk

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    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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  17. Castle Eden Denemouth Heritage Coastal Footpath

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    Castle Eden Denemouth Heritage Coastal Footpath

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    South of Horden

    Castle Eden Dene is one of the most important natural areas in the North East. The Dene is a four mile long steep sided valley cut into the Magnesian Limestone. This area is a National Nature Reserve, valued amongst other things for its yew trees.

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  18. The Satley Loop

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    The Satley Loop

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    Consett

    The Satley Loop is a 19 mile intermediate cycle route along minor roads and country lanes with 2 crossings of the A68. It is marked on the Durham County Council North Durham Cycle Map as CDN1.

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  19. Walkabout Durham
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    Walkabout Durham

    Durham City

    Welcome to Walkabout Durham! I am Peter, your guide, and I have developed five guided walking tours to help you discover the rich history of this beautiful, 1000 year old city.

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  20. Two people on bikes at the coast

    Add North Sea Cycle Route - National Route 1 Seaham to Stockton to your Itinerary

    North Sea Cycle Route - National Route 1 Seaham to Stockton

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    Seaham

    The vast majority of the cycleway between Seaham and Stockton (22 miles) consists of traffic-free disused railway paths and is part of a National Cycle Network Route 1 that links Dover and the Shetland Islands mainly via the East Coast.

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