St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Getting here
54.54151, -1.91812
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café Bowes — 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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café Bowes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Feverfew, Opium Poppy +70 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Feverfew, Opium Poppy +70 more · last seen 2025
Family friendly
Good match
café
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +4 more foraging species
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
🚴Cycling
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Former NCN 70 around Barnard CastleCycling route
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Mount Eff Lanebyway open to all traffic · 536 m
Wildlife to spot
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