Innisfree Guest House
Stanley Crook
Co Durham
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Out & About in Durham
Innisfree makes an excellent base from which to explore the Durham Dales, www.durhamdales.co.uk. To get an idea of the delights that await you, why not watch the Durham Dales Video.
The Durham Dales Visitor Centre in Stanhope provides full tourist information facilities as well as an opportunity to see and purchase the work of local Artisans
Further up the dale you can find the village of Ireshopburn where you will find the Weardale Museum. A volunteer run organisation which aims to tell the stories of Local Lead Mining and Farming families plus the visits of John Wesley. You can also find the Weardale Tapestry
Heritage
The North is bristling with heritage sites, Roman and Industrial, and we are
lucky enough to have a number of examples nearby
Bincester Fort
Hadrian's Wall
Corbridge Roman Town
County Durham has historic links to the railways and
within easy traveling distance from Innisfree there are a number of
attractions for the rail enthusiast.
Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at
Shildon
Weardale Railway
Tanfield Railway
A Grand Day Out
Less than half an hour of driving takes you to the world famous Beamish open air Museum where you can see victorian life in an interactive format.
In days gone by Lead Mining was the mainstay of the dales economy. At theKillhope Mining Centre you can witness the conditions the miners experienced. The children can extract their own Gallina (Lead Ore) and operate the washing beds. You can also go on the woodland walks and see the red squirrels.
For the garden enthusiast:
Eggleston Hall Gardens open all year
Birkheads Secret Garden,
Open from March to October
If you fancy a bit of off road driving try the Weardale Off Road
Centre
You could always try a little Karting at Top Gear
County Durham's roads are a haven for cyclists and at Hamsterley Forest they are in for a real treat. Forest tracks and a specially designed mountain bike track provide endless fun for all ages.
If you play golf then bring your clubs,we are only about half a mile from Crook Golf Club Tel: 01388 762429
Horse Riding is available from the Hole in the Wall riding centre.
Places to Eat
The Red Lion, North Bitchburn tel: 01388 763561
We have eaten here. The food was good the atmosphere pleasant. They stock a range of real ales (unusual in these parts).
The Colliery Inn, High Jobs Hill, Crook. tel: 01388 762511 . I can't vouch for this one personally but I have heard no bad reports and as you can see from the web site, it gets good reviews.
The Farrers Arms, Bank Foot, Roddy Moor. tel: 01388 768473 sells good food in a pleasant restaurant with a children's play area just outside the window.
Bradley Burn Farm Shop a good place for lunch on a fine day. The food is good and the views from the terrace are wonderful.
The Black Bull Inn , Bridge End, Frosterly. Listed in the Guardian's top 10 cosy pubs, this one will take you back about 100 years.
