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Hall Hill Farm
Children's farm
Visitor farm with cows, rabbits and guinea pigs, a play barn, a toddler area and donkey rides.
4.80 (1.8K reviews)
(~9.5 km from centre)
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Knitsley Farm Shop
Farm shop
Fresh and local produce sold at a shop on a working farm with a butchers, deli, bakery and cafe.
4.80 (913 reviews)
(~7.15 km from centre)
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Gibside
Park
Scenic 18th-century NT house and chapel with landscaped gardens, riverside nature trail and tearoom.
$$ $$
4.70 (3.1K reviews)
(~7.7 km from centre)
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Giuseppe's Italian Bistro
Italian restaurant
👍👍 Honestly the best Italian food we’ve had!
We were a table of 9, and it didn’t alter the experience at all.
A small, family run Bistro with affordable prices and genuine Italian food that you can’t beat!
The gent who runs it was lovely too, really looked after us. So glad we were recommended this...
4.90 (348 reviews)
(~7.91 km from centre)
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The Garage bar and grille
Restaurant
👍👍 Fantastic place. Amazing decor, food is reasonably priced but of such high standards . You have to visit this little gem, will be back again and again.
$$ $$
4.80 (518 reviews)
(~2.78 km from centre)
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il Cancello
Italian restaurant
👍👍 Absolutely fabulous Italian restaurant. The food is superb here, from pasta, pizza and Sunday lunch. The chef brings the flavours of Italian cuisine to mouth-watering perfection. !! Can't fault anything at all about the food, it's truly amazing 😋!!
Very popular with families, couples and all ages...
$$ $$
4.80 (504 reviews)
(~4.49 km from centre)
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Riverview Bakery
Bakery
👍👍 Great value lovely food desserts to die for . Reasonable prices staff friendly dogs welcome including a bakery would highly recommend.👍👍👍👍👍
$ $$$
4.70 (1.1K reviews)
(~9.14 km from centre)
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Diggerland Durham
Theme park
Family attraction with real ride-on diggers, go-karting, costumed guides and regular events.
4.70 (1K reviews)
(~6.05 km from centre)
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Sorella Sorella
Restaurant
👍 Decent Italian. Service was quick and the food tasty. The happy hours make the prices very reasonable which is likely why it was so busy. Will likely be coming back again.
$$ $$
4.70 (1K reviews)
(~8.63 km from centre)
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The Pavilion
Cantonese restaurant
White tablecloths and dark wood decorate this local spot for classic Chinese food and set banquets.
$$$ $
4.70 (993 reviews)
(~5.56 km from centre)
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Tanfield Railway
Tourist attraction
Restored railway with sections dating back to 1725 running preserved steam and diesel rolling stock.
4.70 (954 reviews)
(~6.38 km from centre)
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Gibside
Castle
👍👍 This is the place to come for walks with four different trails to chose from. I chose the "Valley Views" trail which whilst only 4.4 miles is the most demanding. This trail takes you to the top of the hill and down to the valley bottom. It also provides for a varied scenery with open fields, woodlan...
$$ $$
4.70 (954 reviews)
(~7.65 km from centre)
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Santonios Restaurante
Mediterranean restaurant
👍👍 I will never stop recommending this place. Always a 100/10 experience. Food is fantastic and I would eat there for every meal if I could. Service is always great too. I always leave happy and stuffed.
$$ $$
4.80 (416 reviews)
(~9.3 km from centre)
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Angel of the North
Sculpture
A massive statue standing with wings outspread looking out over the Northumbrian countryside.
4.60 (7.4K reviews)
(~9.94 km from centre)
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South Causey Inn
Inn
Country inn offering rustic rooms, a restaurant and event spaces, plus free breakfast and Wi-Fi.
4.60 (4.3K reviews)
(~3.52 km from centre)
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Golden Fish Inn
Fish and chips takeaway
👍👍 Good food. Worth the price. We had Veg burger and breaded cod fish. Service is nice and fast. Great choice of dips. Parking is little difficult; we parked on the opposite kerb.
$ $$$
4.70 (657 reviews)
(~7.29 km from centre)
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Thornley Woodlands Centre
Places of interest
👍 Very friendly visitor centre with good selection of food. Seats outside, dogs welcome. Limited parking. We probably only did a quarter of the walks on offer from this point. We did the river walk and sculpture trail for about 3 hours, good places along the river for children to get down and plodge....
4.70 (630 reviews)
(~9.48 km from centre)
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Riverside Park
Park
👍👍 Today we visited the park for the first time and what a great place it is!! There is so much to do and see at the park. My kids and I went to the skate park also visited the large play area but was way too busy. Just next to the play area there is a zip wire and another wooden play area which was...
4.60 (2.7K reviews)
(~9.06 km from centre)