Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.73624, -2.17768
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Dipper +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Dipper +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Moss Carder Bee +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Wearhead Walk - The River Starts HereWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: RookhopeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: Rookhope (short)Walking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
War Memorial and St John's Church
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Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri
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