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Heworth Golf Course

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📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.94253, -1.52559

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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 458m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Honesty, Golden Crocus, Dogwood +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Honesty, Golden Crocus, Dogwood +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7Walking route15.2 km
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRegional walking route
The Angel's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Bowes Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Angel CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Gateshead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Marsden Quarry RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great North Run 2010, nearing the summit after Heworth at Wardley

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great North Run 2010, nearing the summit after Heworth at Wardley

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🌱Albany ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Buzzing GardenUrban park5 km→🌱White HillUrban park2.8 km→🌱Carr-Ellison ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Walker ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.2 km→

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