Hardwick Hall Country Park Sedgfield Walk
This large ornamental park surrounds a fine 18th century hall and is located in Sedgefield in County Durham. Hardwick includes a 17-acre lake and a number of ornamental features, including temples, grottoes and follies. There are woodland trails and a lovely waterside path around the lake to enjoy. There is also a visitor centre, gift shop and cafe.
Postcode
TS21 2DN - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsPlease click here for more information
Hardwick Hall Country Park Ordnance Survey Map 
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Hardwick Hall Country Park Open Street Map 
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Hardwick Hall Country Park OS Map 
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Hardwick Hall Country Park Open Street Map 
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Pubs/Cafes
There's a good on site cafe in the visitor centre serving home made soups, sandwiches, scones, pies and cakes.
Dog Walking
The park makes for a great dog walk but please keep them on leads.
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
The Sedgefield Walk starts in the nearby town and visits the hall before heading to Bishop Middleham. Here you will find good wildlife spotting oppotunites at Castle Lake and the site of Middleham Castle. It's a nice way of further exploring the interesting and attractive area surrounding the hall.
For more walking ideas in the area see the County Durham Walks page.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
A view along the Grand Terrace, a gravel path north of the lake. Hidden from view but in the near distance is a small circular pond providing a "mid point" along the terrace.
Neptune sculpture on the lake
Hardwick Park in the spring of 2007. A grand house has stood at Hardwick since Medieval times, but it was only in 1748 that John Burdon, a wealthy Tyneside businessman bought the estate that an extensive programme of building and landscaping was initiated. The Hall is now a Hotel whilst the southern part of the park is a country park managed by Durham County Council. This photo shows the meadows and an old avenue of trees in the eastern part of the Park on what was probably an old carriage drive between Sedgefield village and the Hall. The Sedgefield By-pass runs in front of the trees in the distance, with the gates to the Hotel beyond.
Hardwick Hall Country Park. Scattered trees in this part of the country park. Sheep and cattle graze on the open ground here.
A view along the Grand Terrace, a gravel path north of the lake. Hidden from view but in the near distance is a small circular pond providing a "mid point" along the terrace.
Hardwick Park temple. Under renovation, and viewed from Hardwick Hall Hotel.