The cottage is located in Weardale, in the Durham Dales.

• Auckland Castle - Bishop Auckland
• Auckland Deer House - Bishop Auckland
• Beamish
• Binchester Roman Fort
• Bishop Auckland Market Place & Town Hall
• Bishop Auckland - Town Hall Theatre
• Discovery Centre - Bishop Auckland
• Durham City with its gothic ancient Cathedral Castle
• Durham Dales Centre - Stanhope
• Durham & Yorkshire Dales
• Escomb Saxon Church
• Frosterly - Famous for its marble
• Hamsterley Forest
• Kirkleatham and Bowes Museums
• Killhope The North Of England Lead Mining Museum
• Low Barns Nature Reserve - Witton-le-Wear
• Newton Cap Viaduct - Bishop Auckland
• Stanhope Castle
• Stanhope - The Fossil Tree
• The Butts - Stanhope where archery practice was once undertaken
• The Fairy Holes and Linkirk Caves in Shittlehope Burn
• The Mighty Wurltzer Theatre Pipe Organ - Howden-le-Wear
• Weardale Museum - Ireshopeburn
• Wolsingham Properties

A little further a field is The Metro Centre at Gateshead and Newcastle with its wonderful Quayside attractions and great shopping.

Within an hours drive you could be enjoying the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, the beautiful Lake District National Park, the quiet villages of the Eden Valley or even the Yorkshire Dales.

Details obtained from 'Walking & Cycling Routes in Wear Valley' Brochure. For more details about Durham Dales and Wear Valley, visit www.durhamdales.co.uk where you can read more about the region and activities available.