A Look At Lambing Season at Doe Park, Teesdale
Doe Park Caravan Site, in Teesdale within the Durham Dales, is more than just a beautiful place to stay. It is also a fully working farm. I had the pleasure of staying at Doe Park…
A Walk Around Hury and Blackton Reservoirs, Baldersdale
The valleys of County Durham are beautiful and yet amazingly quiet to enjoy some wonderful walks. Baldersdale is one such beautiful valley with the River Balder running down through three reservoirs, Balderhead, Blackton and Hury….
Doe Park Caravan Site In The Durham Dales
Doe Park Caravan Site is situated in Teesdale, Durham, near to the village of Cotherstone. This is one of my favourite valleys to explore from. A great motorhome adventure there needed a great base to…
The Bowes Museum In Barnard Castle
One minute you are in the Durham Dales, Teesdale and the historic small market town of Barnard Castle. Turn a corner and through the gates, and you are faced with a grand and large building….
Bowlees Visitor Centre and Gibson’s Cave, Teesdale
Within the beautiful valley of Teesdale, Durham Dales, there is one place that is always my first stop here, Bowlees Visitor Centre and a quick walk to the beautiful Gibson’s Cave. This is the place…
The Weardale Museum and High House Chapel
I was having a day’s journey through Weardale in the Durham Dales. I had often come for walks, hikes and views but this was a day of discovery and to learn more about the people…
Durham Dales: Black Grouse of The North Pennines
The Black Grouse is actually a bird in a critical status regarding numbers. So it was wonderful to see at least 20 of them feeding happily in a field whilst on a recent journey through…
Durham Dales Centre, Stanhope and the Fossil Tree
Nestled in the heart of the Weardale, The Durham Dales, is the small market town of Stanhope. This is a wonderful spot to discover more about the Durham Dales or to venture from on foot,…
Durham Dales: A Walk Through Slitt Wood
What a wonderful spot, situated in the heart of Weardale in the Durham Dales, Slitt Wood is a secret paradise to walk and not only take in the wealth of nature on offer but also…
Durham Dales: An e-Bike Tour Around Derwent Reservoir
The sun came out on my visit to the Durham Dales but that added to the fun of getting out in the fresh air doing some exercise as well as taking in great views. It…
The Observatory of The North Pennines
During a recent visit to the Durham Dales and the North Pennines AONB I very quickly saw, with my own eyes and camera, what a perfect area this is for Dark Skies and Stargazing. The…
Stargazing and Photos at Low and High Force, Durham
The Durham Dales, packed full of dark sky locations. A perfect part of the country for stargazing and/or taking great pics of the night sky. In fact did you know that The North Pennines has…