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Gurney Valley

📷 Hugh Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.64995, -1.64162

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Bullfinch +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Bullfinch +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +136 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Tufted Vetch, Japanese Knotweed +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Tufted Vetch, Japanese Knotweed +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Elder, Garlic Mustard +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk - Escomb, Witton Park & EtherleyWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Way of Life - Gainford to EscombWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Locomotion & Historic ShildonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route588 m
Named routeRef 70Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 715Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gurney Valley : 'In the parish of Dene Valley'

📷 Hugh Mortimer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gurney Valley : 'In the parish of Dene Valley'

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Auckland ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦AUCKLAND CASTLE PARKHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Town ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Town ParkUrban park2.8 km→🏞️WINDLESTONE HALLCountry park3.1 km→

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