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Brancepeth Golf Club

12 ha

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

54.73344, -1.64738

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Evergreen Oak, Garlic Mustard, Sessile Oak

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Toadflax, Marsh-marigold, Honesty +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Toadflax, Marsh-marigold, Honesty +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Houghall Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Battle of Neville's CrossWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km
Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brancepeth Golf Course

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brancepeth Golf Course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WHITWORTH HALLCountry park3 km→🌱Holliday ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦BRANCEPETH CASTLEHistoric site300 m→🌱Holliday ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Low BurnhallUrban park4.3 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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