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These pages are designed to help you to plan your visit. Teesdale offers many attractions and activities and has a variety of routes into and through Teesdale. All itineraries include a detailed route plan with coach parking and access information, drive timings, recommended length of visits at attractions, refreshment stops and notes for in-tour commentary.
Discover the railway heritage of the Durham Dales with a choice of four itineraries to download.
Our new gateway itineraries show you how to include Teesdale in your route through the north east region. Teesdale is an easy destination to reach from all directions.
Newcastle/Gateshead and Durham City
Combine a break in two of the top three city destinations in England (as voted by The Guardian) with a tour of some of England’s most beautiful countryside.
Lake District - Penrith & M6 to A1(M)
Teesdale is just a short drive from the Lake District. Easily accessible from the A66 it makes a perfect stopping point for cross-Pennine tours.
Teesdale is the northernmost of the Yorkshire Dales. The little-known route over 'The Stang' Forest to Reeth in Arkengarthdale and Tan Hill, England's highest pub is an ideal country route for minibuses and people carriers. Coaches will prefer to use the main A1M/A66 access route described here.
The northern approach to Teesdale from Alston offers stunning views and easy access to High Force, England's highest waterfall.
Our Pick ‘n’ Mix themed itineraries give you the flexibility to choose which attractions to visit and which themes to follow to suit your schedule and your group’s interests. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need a tailor-made itinerary.
More than half of the land in Teesdale is privately owned. This tour reveals secret corners and explores Teesdale's links with the Baliol, Barnard, Bowes, Morritt, Neville, Strathmore, Vane families.
Ideal for horticultural societies, garden enthusiasts and nature lovers this tour takes in both wild and cultivated landscapes - and there is an opportunity to buy plants in the old walled gardens and nurseries at Eggleston Hall.
The Tees, Tyne and Wear shape the landscape in the North of England. This tour takes in beautiful upper reaches of all three rivers calling in some of the areas prettiest villages.
Teesdale was a key point on the Roman route across the Pennines south of Hadrian's Wall. The A66 follows the original Roman Road. This tour takes in the fort and river crossing at Piercebridge and can be extended to link up with Hadrian's Wall for history and archaeology enthusiasts - or combined with retail and refreshment opportunities in villages and towns along the way.
Famous visitors to Teesdale include Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott and artists Cotman and Turner. This tour explores their favourite corners, the places they stayed and the views that inspired them.
Durham County Council Countryside section produces a range of publications about Teesdale which may be ordered on line including
http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/publications+-+countryside+publications
Other Durham County Council publications include:
Request a leaflet from Barnard Castle Tourist Information centres tourism@teesdale.gov.uk
Series of guided walks leaflets produced by Groundwork West Durham.
The Gaunless Valley Heritage Officer pat.butynska@groundwork.org.uk for details of guided walks, literature and opening times of the Gaunless Valley Visitor Centre which is situated at the gateway to the valley and Cockfield Fell, England’s largest scheduled ancient monument.
Gaunless Valley Heritage Officer
Groundwork West Durham, Grosvenor House, 29 Market Place, Bishop Auckland,
Co Durham, DL14 7NP. Tel +44 (0)1388 662666 Fax +44 (0)1388 661941.
Private hire company S-Class offers bespoke tours in style. This chauffeur-driven fleet of S-Class Mercedes will collect your party (groups up to 9 people) from the airport or ferry terminal www.sclass.co.uk
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