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Stone House Chapel

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.61304, -1.68771

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Daisy Rust, Golovinomyces cichoracearum +46 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Daisy Rust, Golovinomyces cichoracearum +46 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Bluebell, Wood-sorrel +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hazel, Bluebell, Wood-sorrel +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Wood-sorrel, Raspberry +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mineral Valleys Walk - Escomb, Witton Park & EtherleyWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Way of Life - Gainford to EscombWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Locomotion & Historic ShildonWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Locomotion WayCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route

Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)

Named routeRef 715National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.3 km
Named routeRef 715Length 7.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 715Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former Methodist Chapel, Bildershaw

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former Methodist Chapel, Bildershaw

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Recreation GroundUrban park3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Shildon Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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