{"id":10572,"date":"2022-02-02T12:37:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=108576"},"modified":"2022-02-02T12:54:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:54:14","slug":"best-walks-in-county-durham","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/best-walks-in-county-durham\/","title":{"rendered":"Best walks in County Durham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By countryfile\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 02 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Durham County is located in North England. It shares its borders with <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-north-yorkshire\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">North Yorkshire<\/a> to the south,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-in-cumbria\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Cumbria<\/a> to the west, <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-northumberland\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Northumberland<\/a> and\u00a0Tyne and Wear to the north, and the North Sea to the east.<\/p>\n<p>The county includes a large section of the <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-on-the-pennine-way\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">North Pennines<\/a>, several great rivers \u2013 including the Tees and the Wear \u2013 and around 12 miles of coastline, making it a superb place to go walking.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three of our favourite walking routes in County Durham.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <p>You may also like:<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-north-yorkshire\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best walks in North Yorkshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-in-cumbria\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best walks in Cumbria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-hikes-in-england\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best walks in England<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><hr\/><h2>Best walks in County Durham<\/h2>\n<h3>Barnard Castle<\/h3>\n<p><em>3.1 miles\/5km | 2 hours | easy\u2013moderate<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/11\/Abbey-Bridge-County-Durham-d4a0ee3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/11\/Abbey-Bridge-County-Durham-d4a0ee3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/11\/Abbey-Bridge-County-Durham-d4a0ee3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" 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class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Abbey Bridge and the River Tees near Barnard Castle in autumn\/Credit: Alamy<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Graceful towns, bustling villages and a rich heritage tucked away amid glorious countryside \u2013 it\u2019s no surprise that the Tees Valley features in several works by one of England\u2019s favourite artists, landscape painter JMW Turner.<\/p>\n<p>At its heart is Barnard Castle \u2013 \u2018Barney\u2019 to locals \u2013 a mellow market town with a firm reputation as a centre for antiques.<\/p>\n<p>Set between the moors and the Tees gorge, its nucleus is the gaunt castle draped along river cliffs, while an equally eyecatching if rather bizarrely placed French ch\u00e2teau is now an antique buff\u2019s Valhalla,\u00a0home to the startling art collection of the hugely wealthy Victorian industrialist John Bowes. The surrounding valleys are perfect for an easy autumn ramble, working up an appetite for an afternoon\u2019s browsing and picking in Barnard Castle\u2019s shops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/walk-barnard-castle-county-durham\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Barnard Castle walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/><h3>Blackhall Rocks walk<\/h3>\n<p><em>3 miles\/4.8km | 2 hours | easy<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2011\/06\/GettyImages-469391278-33c284f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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durham=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Blackhall Rocks Nature Reserve at sundown\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The 1971 film <em>Get Carter<\/em>, one of the finest in the British gangster genre, paints a grim picture of the north-east of England. Not least among the memorable set pieces is the climactic scene, filmed at Blackhall Rocks, in which tons of colliery waste are being dumped on to an already filthy beach.<\/p>\n<p>The 1980s saw the closure of Blackhall Colliery and a clean-up of the beach, which has since become part of the Durham Coast National Nature Reserve (NNR). Seaham, a few miles to the north, provided the setting for the start of <em>Alien 3<\/em> (1992), and <em>Redcar<\/em>, a similar distance south, became a convincing stand-in for Dunkirk, in <em>Atonement<\/em> (2006).<\/p>\n<p>Explore this landscape on a 3-mile circular hike along the County Durham coast, including beaches, caves and shoreline denes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;template-article__advert&quot;\">\n<div id=\"&quot;ad7cf446-ae12-4cfe-b02a-c0028a5055e1&quot;\" class=\"&quot;dfp-ad\" teads=\"\" data-adsizes=\"&quot;[[[0,0],[[300,250]]]]&quot;\" data-adtargets=\"'{&quot;pos&quot;:[&quot;outstream&quot;]}'\" data-google-query-id=\"&quot;CI-v5LXt4PUCFRjvGwodUngCLQ&quot;\">\n<div id=\"&quot;google_ads_iframe_\/176986657\/countryfile.com\/gooutdoors\/walks_2__container__&quot;\">\n<div id=\"&quot;im-instream-video-con&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/blackhall-rocks-county-durham\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Blackhall Rocks walking route and map<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/><h3 class=\"&quot;heading-1\" template-article__title=\"\" template-article__title--headline-led=\"\">Langdon Beck, County Durham<\/h3>\n<p><em>7.5 miles\/12km | 4 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/09\/Langdon20Beck-2b57a4e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=295%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/09\/Langdon20Beck-2b57a4e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=295%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/09\/Langdon20Beck-2b57a4e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=612%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Snow\" on=\"\" hills=\"\" title=\"&quot;Langdon\" beck=\"\" north=\"\" pennines=\"\" global=\"\" geopark=\"\" county=\"\" durham=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Langdon Beck in the North Pennines Global Geopark\/Credit: Alamy<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Cronkley Scar, Falcon Clints, Whiddybank Fell, Cauldron Snout. The names have a hard-edged musicality that perfectly echoes the harsh, compelling beauty of the landscape. The huge national nature reserve of Moor House-Upper Teesdale, more than 7,000 hectares\u00a0in size, is as bleak as any\u00a0part of England. Bleak, but still beautiful, and well worth a day of walking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/walk-langdon-beck-county-durham\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Langdon Beck walking route and map<\/a><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By countryfile Published: Wednesday, 02 February 2022 at 12:00 am Durham County is located in North England. It shares its borders with North Yorkshire to the south,\u00a0Cumbria to the west, Northumberland and\u00a0Tyne and Wear to the north, and the North Sea to the east. 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