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Auckland Castle Deer Shelter
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Home of the Bishop of Durham, earliest parts date from the 12thC. Staterooms and chapel open to visitors, 18thC deer shelter.

Hamsterley Forest
www.forestry.gov.uk
Hamsterley is a 5,000 acre mixed woodland open to the public all year. Facilities include a forest drive, woodland walks, cycle routes (hire available) and picnic areas.

Beamish Cottage Gardens
www.beamishcottagegardens.co.uk
A hardy perennial nursery and wildlife garden in a beautiful location in the Beamish Valley . Advice on wildlife gardening. Hardy plant sales.

Otter Trust's North Pennines Reserve
www.ottertrust.org.uk
A branch of the famous Otter Trust. Visitors can see Asian and British otters, red and fallow deer and several rare breeds of farm animals in this 230-acre wildlife reserve.

Low Barns Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre
www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/durham
Forty-hectare nature reserve with nature trail, bird hides, observatory, woodland, ponds, meadow, lake and river. Visitor centre and coffee shop.

Houghall College
www.edhcc.ac.uk
Extensive gardens used as a horticultural training resource from Houghall College . Features include glasshouses, woodland garden and general display gardens.