🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.77172, -1.57656
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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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Undercroft restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Undercroft restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Snowdrop, Ivy +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Snowdrop, Ivy +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km23 signed routes nearby · 88 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
Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jubilee WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Houghall Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Moatside Lanepublic footpath · 75 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Drury Lanepublic footpath · 10 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface paving_stonesIncline upPath type: steps
Moatside Lanepublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mIncline downPath type: steps
67 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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