Spennymoor Walks - Near and Around
This town in County Durham includes the grounds of a splendid old hall, a pleasant town park and easy walks along the River Weardale Way.
This circular walk from the town visits two of the walking highlights of the area at the Auckland Walk and Whitworth Hall Country Park.
The walk starts in the town centre in the pretty Victoria Jubilee Park. There's some nice trails here with a landscaped mini crazy golf course and a sensory garden. Just south of here you can pick up the Auckland Walk, a shared cycling and walking trail, running along the old railway line. Follow the trail west before turning east along Hagg Lane to take you towards Whiteworth Hall. The parkland surrounding the old hall includes woodland trails, a lovely lake and resident deer which you can hand feed. From here it is a short walk south to return to the town centre.
Postcode
DL16 6JJ - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsSpennymoor Ordnance Survey Map 
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Walks near Spennymoor
- Weardale Way - Follow the River Wear from the coast at Sunderland to Killhope Lead Mining Museum in the Pennines
- Auckland Walk - A short cycle and walking route along a dismantled railway line from Spennymoor to Bishop Auckland
- Bishop Auckland - This fine town in County Durham has some excellent walking opportunites with the River Wear and River Gaunless running through the town
- Whitworth Hall Country Park - Explore 73 acres of parkland surrounding the Grade II listed stately mansion of Whitworth Hall in Spennymoor
- Sedgefield - This attractive town in County Durham has some fine country walks and is well known as the site of the historic Hardwick Hall
- Shincliffe - This small village near the city of Durham has some peaceful local woods and riverside trails to try
- Rookhope - This village in County Durham is an interesting place for a walk
Photos
Jubilee Gardens, Spennymoor. A very attractive park, opened to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Spennymoor, sensory garden in Victoria Jubilee Park
Auckland Walk west of Spennymoor
Deer near water feature at Whitworth Hall Co Durham. Whitworth Hall was the home of Bobby Shaftoe. Shaftoe was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1760 and 1790. He was the likely subject of a famous North East English folk song and nursery rhyme "Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea"