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10 of the best picnic spots to enjoy in the sunshine across the North East Here are some of the best places in the region to throw down the blanket and indulge in an al fresco feast Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance wi...

Features - Teesdale Mercury

Three Teesdale walkers found safe and well after overnight search The three women were expected to return at 5.30pm on Sunday but were not found until early on Monday Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy N...

Features - Teesdale Mercury

By • 10 May 2021 VISION: Revd Alison Wallbank stands among the upturned pews and rotting floor of St Mary’s Church TRANSFORMING into the upper dale’s culture and heritage hub may just be the answer to a prayer to save a church on the brink of closure. Middleton-in-Teesdale’s 142-year-old St Mary’s Church has recovered from one ageing mishap to the next in recent years, with its roof and guttering having to be replaced, and extensive repointing needing doing. Damp that had got into ...

If you’ve been missing fun filled days out, Durham is a county packed with incredible experiences.

High Force From its rise as a trickle, high on the heather covered fells at the top of the North Pennines, to the top of the whin sill rock at Forest-in-Teesdale, the River Tees steadily grows and gathers pace, reaching High Force where it suddenly and spectacularly drops into the plunge pool below. The full force of this natural wonder is best enjoyed from the base of the falls, reached by a pretty circular woodland walk. High Force Waterfall is open to visitors every day, 10am – 4pm. ...

National Trust walking trails can be popular so remember to maintain social distancing on your walk. Here are the regions much-loved walks, with difficulty according to GetOutside: Alnmouth Beach and Warkworth - 10.7km (6.6 miles) Difficulty: Easy  National ranking: 55 Starting in the town of Alnmouth and ending with the breathtaking Warkworth Castle, this is a tranquil walk along the coastline. The bay has miles of golden sand, much of it undisturbed, and contrastingly green dune...

We found the secret of eternal youth – in Durham Kathy’s grown-up girl sweeps her off for a restorative Mother’s Day weekend Kathy Lette, and her daughter Georgie Credit: Getty Teenagers are God’s punishment for having sex in the first place. Living with a teenage daughter is like living with the Taliban; mothers aren’t allowed to dance, sing, flirt, laugh or wear short skirts. When my daughter, Georgie, was 13, I was sashaying toward the front door in high heels when she stormed afte...

Britains most unfashionable (but beautiful) holiday options, according to the data We turned to Google Trends to find out which of Britains counties, national parks and AONBs are the least trendy This is Englands least searched-for national park Credit: Getty It seems like every man and his dog is planning to celebrate the end of our nationwide incarceration with an old fashioned UK holiday, and for the honeypots like Cornwall and the Cotswolds, the accommodation cupboard for the peak season is...