For lots of information about things to do and see in Weardale, check out the Discover Weardale website. Here’s some of our favourites:
In the Frosterley:
- Harehope Quarry Project: Local Wildlife Site, with events
- The Weardale Railway: Heritage railway
- See photos of Frosterley
Within 40 to 50 minutes drive:
- Historic city of Durham
- Pretty market towns Barnard Castle, Alston and Hexham (with nearby Hadrian’s Wall)
- Gibside (National Trust): Georgian landscaped garden and parkland
- Killhope Mine: North of England Lead Mining Museum
- The Weardale Museum: Preserving Weardale’s Heritage
- Beamish: The Living Museum of the North
- The Bowes Museum: The north’s museum of art, fashion and design
- High Force: one of the most spectacular waterfalls in England
- Locomotion: The National Railway Museum
- Raby Castle, with its medieval castle and landscaped gardens
- Newcastle with its excellent shopping and cultural venues, including Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, The Sage Gateshead, Tyneside Cinema, The Biscuit Factory and the Laing Art Gallery
- See photos of Weardale
Just under an hour and a half’s drive:
- Alnwick Garden which boasts the world’s largest tree house
- Cragside (National Trust), with its enchanting gardens, woodland and Victorian house of Lord Armstrong
- Druridge Bay: breathtaking unspoilt coastline
- Kielder Water: England’s largest forest and the biggest manmade lake in northern Europe
- See photos of the North East
Around an hour and half’s drive:
- Bamburgh: Beautiful coastal town with its castle and stunning beach
- Holy Island with its enchanting Lindesfarne Castle (National Trust)
- Berwick-upon-Tweed: Charming historic walled town, featured in many of LS Lowry’s paintings and drawings
You can find more information about places to visit in our stunning landscape on the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty website.
See photos of the North East