Plan your visit
PlayDogsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.78775, -1.32777
Best for
3 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free87%playground, café, parking
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Heritage
Free55%Religious grounds — local heritage
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vWalking
Durham Coastal PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route▾
Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route
Squirrel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Yew Tree TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's PointWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
🚴Cycling
v36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Route 14Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network National Route 14 (Consett on-road braid)
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
Peterlee to WingateCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to HaswellCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
About this religious grounds
Church of the Ascension is a religious grounds.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Café
A Taste of Home · 37m
🅿️
Parking
5 nearby · 63m
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Playground
243m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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