County Durham · Attractions & days out
The Weardale Museum & High House Chapel
A volunteer-run cottage museum beside a 1760 chapel where Wesley preached, keeping the world of Weardale's lead-mining families alive.
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The Weardale Museum, Ireshopeburn, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL13 1HD
Opening times aren’t listed here — worth checking their website before you travel.
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County Durham · Garden centres
Eggleston Hall Gardens
Historic walled gardens and a characterful nursery in the folds of Teesdale, near Barnard Castle.
12 miles away
County Durham · Country pubs
The Rose and Crown, Romaldkirk
An eighteenth-century coaching inn on Romaldkirk's green, owned by Teesdale farmers, beside the Saxon church they call the Cathedral of the Dale.
13 miles away
County Durham · Farm shops
Knitsley Farm Shop
A beloved County Durham farm shop where the fields outside become the plate in front of you.
17 miles away