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Getting here
54.62564, -2.08313
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Grouse and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Tees'pot — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Grouse and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Tees'pot — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black Grouse, Mallard, Wigeon +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Black Grouse, Mallard, Wigeon +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Great Horsetail, Wych Elm +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km▾
Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway
Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km▾
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Photos
Late 13th C window tracery in the graveyard of the Church of St. Mary
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