Houghton le Side

Drinkfield Marsh Nature Reserve

Harrowgate Hill · 5 miles

Local nature reserve hidden away between a school and a waste recycling depot but home to a wide variety of wildlife

William T Stead Memorial

Darlington · 6.2 miles

This stone originally belonging to W Stead to which he tethered his dogs and pony is probably the only monument to his memory in Darlington. The boulder is a fitting symbol of his indomitable courage. He perished on the TITANIC April 15th 2012.

Riverside Park

Darlington · 6.2 miles

New park area which sits on the site once inhabited by the Bishop of Durham in a 12th century palace, which stood on the banks of the Skerne directly behind the Town Hall.

Stony Beck Lake

Bishop Middleham · 9.3 miles

Formerly seasonal lake that is now virtually permanent

View of Cathedral, Mill and weir

Durham · 13 miles

the classic view of the wier on the River Wear, the Old Fulling Mill, and Durham Cathedral

Tittybottle Park

Urlay Nook · 13 miles

Original Route of the Stockton to Darlington Railway.