• Walking – from riverside strolls to tough demanding hill walking
• Cycling – quiet roads and byways with challenging hills
• Birdwatching – a wide variety with spectacular flights and calls
• Geological exploration – visit the Burtreeford disturbance
• Sheep / rabbit counting – best enjoyed with a glass of wine

Visit the award winning Killhope Lead Mining Museum shop and café. Take a guided tour deep underground and learn how the lead was mined, processed and transported.

Ireshopeburn – The Weardale Museum and High House Chapel, the worlds oldest Methodist Chapel still in continuous weekly use. Wesley preached here and the adjoining small folk museum includes a Wesley room, local history and mineral displays.

Stanhope – the “capital” of Weardale, visit the Durham Dales Centre for information on local events, craft shopping and a coffee break. Take a train journey to Wolsingham on the Weardale Railway.

Frosterley – participate in community events in the eco classroom in the Harehope Quarry project.

Durham City – the small, historic and beautiful university city of Durham has a castle, shops and a famous Cathedral.

Hexham - a market town with an Abbey dating from 674AD and a market held in its shadow every Tuesday.

Alston – the highest market town in England and the start of the South Tyne Railway.

Regions to Explore

• Auckland Castle
• Bamburgh Castle
• Barnard Castle, Antiques, Teesdale
• Beamish Museum
• Belsay Hall and Gardens
• Binchester Roman Fort
• Bowes Museum
• Durham Castle
• Durham Cathedral
• Durham Light Infantry Museum
• Egglestone Abbey
• Escomb Saxon Church
• Hadrians Wall
• KilhopeLead Mining Museum
• Lindisfarne
• Oriental Museum
• Raby Castle
• Weardale Museum

• Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum
• Diggerland
• The Discovery Museum Newcastle
• Durham Dales Centre
• Falcons Rugby Club – Kingston Park
• Hall Hill Farm
• Harehope Quarry
• High Force Falls
• Kilhope Lead Mining Museum
• Life Science Centre, Newcastle
• Newcastle United`s St James Park
• Seahouses and the Farne Islands
• South Tyne Railway
• Washington Wildfowl Reserve

• Canoeing and Sailing
• Climbing Wall
• Cycling – local bike hire
• Diving at the Farne Islands
• Go Karting Durham
• Golfing Alston, Allendale
• Ice Skating
• Mountain Biking in Hamsterley forest
• Paintballing
• Pony Trecking Sinderhope
• Real Ski Slope ( weather permitting)
• North of England Trike Tours
• Sailing
• Weardale Open Air Swimming
• Wolsingham Swimming Pool
• Weardale Outdoor Centre
• Wet n Wild Waterslide Park

• Darlington Civic Theatre
• Hartlepool Quay
• The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
• The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
• The Empire Theatre, Sunderland
• The Gala theatre, Durham
• The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
• The Live Theatre, Newcastle
• The National Glass Centre, Sunderland
• The Sage Music Centre, Gatehead
• The Theatre Royal, Newcastle

• Alnwick Gardens
• Auckland Castle Deer Park and Garden
• Crook Hall Gardens, Durham City
• Durham University Botanic Garden
• Eggleston Hall Gardens
• Raby Castle Park and Gardens Staindrop
• Whitworth Hall Country Park
• Winter Gardens Sunderland

• Durham City
• Dalton Park Retail Outlet
• Eldon Square
• Newcastle
• The City of York
• The Metro Centre, Gateshead