Grassholme Reservoir

It’s a little known fact that the North Pennines are home to many reservoirs which welcome walkers. After our visit to Hury Reservoir last year, we’d vowed to visit a few more in the area,…

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Bowes and Lady Myers

As freshly minted English Heritage members, we’re very excited to get out and explore some new local places which we’ve not yet discovered, being too stingy to pay the individual entry prices (I’ve clearly been…

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Around and About Ravensworth

In the throes of Winter, I always think that it’s really important to get out for a walk at the weekend, especially after a long week of being shut inside at work seeing next to…

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Bowlees, Gibson’s Cave and Summerhill Force

The main attraction for walkers and day trippers in the Durham Dales in without a doubt the waterfall at High Force, widely regarded as one of England’s most spectacular waterfalls. But did you know that…

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Piercebridge Roman Bridge & Fort

The weather over the first two weekends of December has been pretty grim, at least, it has been where we are in North Yorkshire. We have had some lovely, crisp, sunny days – we’ve just…

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