Great Outdoors

Cycling and walking are the most popular outdoor pursuits.

Teesdale offers excellent long and short-distance waymarked walks in woodland, by the river, through villages and across the Pennines. National Byway signposts indicate quiet country lanes with little vehicular traffic that are safe for cycling.

You can also join the C2C and North Sea Cycle routes. More adventurous group activities include canoeing, sailing, windsurfing and even skiing in the winter.

Hamsterley Forest offers cycling for all ages and abilities in beautiful forestry surroundings. A wide range of off-road cycle trails are available and a newly built cycle skills area. cycle hire offered.