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PlayDogsHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.76023, -2.22649
Best for
4 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Lead Mining Trail
Heritage
Free55%Religious grounds — local heritage
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v6 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Wearhead Walk - The River Starts HereWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: St. John's ChapelWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴Cycling
v5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
NCN 7 Workington link
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route647 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴Horse riding
v4 public paths nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this religious grounds
St Thomas's Church 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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Parking
1 nearby · Free · 130m
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Playground
115m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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