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St Aidan's Church

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.79662, -1.58932

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Plums And Custard, Cap Cŵyr Gludiog, Suillus collinitus +45 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Plums And Custard, Cap Cŵyr Gludiog, Suillus collinitus +45 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Red Campion, Snowberry +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Red Campion, Snowberry +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Jubilee WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Houghall Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Battle of Neville's CrossWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Carr House Drivepublic footpath · 90 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Framwellgate Moor Wagon Waypublic footpath · 190 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 190 mPath type: footway
Hutton Waypublic footpath · 115 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

60 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
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Langley Park to Sniperly LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marquis of Granby

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marquis of Granby

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🌱Wharton ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Durham University Botanic GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Wharton ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Wharton ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Territorial Lane GardenUrban park2.6 km→✦Framwellgate BridgeHistoric site2.4 km→

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