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Explore the colourful and dramatic landscape of Durham’s Heritage Coast with its beaches, rugged cliffs and imposing headlands. A truly stunning holiday location.
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Walking Route
Hunwick
A gentle walk around Hunwick Village. 2.5 miles.
Walking Route
Barnard Castle
Both Sides of the Tees: Barnard Castle and Whorlton
(5hrs) 9 miles
Walking Route
Consett
Pow Hill is a Country Park with an Easy Access route approximately 0.3 miles (500 metres) long suitable for walkers and wheelchair users. The route is signposted around the Country Park.
Walking Route
Bishop Auckland
This Walk is a medium grade 4 1/2 miles (7 1/4 km) through peaceful countryside and woodland, including Auckland Palace and Binchester Roman Fort. This should take 2 – 2 1/2 hours.
Stag & Hen Party
Durham City
For a bespoke party night to remember in Durham's most individual venue, The Prince Bishop is an ideal venue for your stag or hen party
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.
Activity Centre
Houghton-le-Spring
We provide tailor made outdoor education solutions for everyone.
Walking Route
Where history meets hipsters. With ‘insta-worthy’ cobbled lanes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site panorama and a rail station which connects the city to the capital in 3 hours, it’s no wonder Durham City is fast becoming an ideal choice for millennials…
Walking Route
Barnard Castle
A four mile circular footpath around the shoreline of Grassholme Reservoir, providing magnificent views across the water with a picnic area and shop.
Golf
Darlington
This easy walking mature parkland course was constructed in 1992 and is the ideal location to perfect that swing, setting a good but firm challenge to any standard of golfer.
Walking Route
Durham
This walk takes in some of the landmarks of mining trade unionism in the city and follows the route the miners would take to Big Meeting.
Cinema
Seaham
Cineworld Multiplex Cinema chain at Dalton Park Shopping Outlet showing the latest international blockbusters in 2D and 3D formats.
Nature Reserve
Peterlee
Castle Eden Dene is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is home to an extraordinary variety of birds, more than 450 species of plants, and some of our favourite mammals, such as roe deer and fox.
Cycle Route
Bishop Auckland
Red Route - Difficult
Suitable for Proficient mountain bikers with good off roading skills. suitable for better quality off road mountain bikes.
Museum
Horden
Heritage Centre with themed rooms. Mining Museum going back 100 years with 350 archives, photographs of Horden, lots of history, 1940s rooms.
Industrial Archaeology
Hamsterley
Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace to have survived in Britain.
Food/Drink Producer
Evenwood, Bishop Auckland
Established back in 2016 by Daniel and Gemma McColl, McColl's Brewery was created to bring their North East warmth, a love of easy drinking beers and their passion for open and welcoming hospitality to being. To be involved in all aspects of a…
Gallery
Seaham
The EDAN Gallery is the only dedicated art gallery in East Durham.
Observatory / Planetarium
nr Mickleton
Waterside Parks purpose built observatory, based at Grassholme Reservoir near Barnard Castle, offers you the opportunity to gaze into the vastness and beauty of the universe. Let our lead astronomer guide you to understand the wonders of planets…
Walking Route
Westgate
A series of small waterfalls accompanies this route along the picturesque Middlehope Burn, a tributary valley of Weardale.
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