About Us
About Us
About us
The Weardale Visitor Network is a voluntary partnership comprising businesses in the area who support and promote tourism. We actively promote Weardale as a destination for visitors, primarily through our webpage ‘Discover Weardale’ : on which members of the organisation have a profile with links to their own webpage. At present we have over 40 members representing accommodation providers, retailers and attractions catering to the visitors to our lovely Dale. Most of the accommodation is situated in and around Weardale, but we have included attractions further afield as these are places people visiting the Dale will want to see.
This framework for the website has been produced by Digital Energy, Leeds and paid for by the collection of subscriptions from Network members over the last few years. The content has been compiled by volunteer members.
We also have two Facebook pages – ‘Discover Weardale’ which we have developed to promote our businesses and special events to both residents and visitors as a key place to showcase what is happening in the Dale and which has over 2,000 members, plus ‘WVN Member Forum’ which is for our members and where we publicise changes to legislation and other information relevant to the tourism industry.
New members are always welcome, please do contact us if you have a business that is related to tourism and are interested in joining a supportive Network that is keen to promote our lovely area to potential visitors. We have input at our meetings from partners such as Visit County Durham, the North Pennines National Landscape and the Weardale Area Action Partnership. The annual membership is currently only £35 and will run until the end of March each year. Members are kept up to date with minutes from the meetings and tourism-related developments in the area.
Our Images
This website promotes the amazing tourism businesses dedicated to welcoming and looking after visitors to the fascinating area around the Weardale area.
The area has a fantastic photographic potential and we have used a variety of images throughout this site and we thank all the photographers, accordingly and have credited them where appropriate.
Our Members upload photos for their own listing pages. The Copyright remains with each listing owner so images should not be reproduced without their permission.
We have also featured many pictures from Phil Andrews. We are most grateful to Phil for his generosity in allowing us to use his photographs; please be aware that the copyright remains Phil’s and no pictures should be copied from this site without permission.
Our Businesses
Attractions
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
Bowlees Visitor Centre, Newbiggin
High Force Waterfall, Forest-in-Teesdale
Killhope Leadmining Museum, Killhope
Kynren, Bishop Auckland
Locomotion, Shildon
Raby Castle, Staindrop
The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland
Weardale Adventures, Ireshopeburn
Weardale Museum, Ireshopeburn
Weardale Railway
Accommodation
14 Meadhope, Stanhope
Alder Cottage, Frosterley
Belle View Cottage, Bollihope
Black Dog House, Westgate
Bonners Lodge B&B and Caravan Park, Waskerley
Bradley Burn Holiday Cottages, Wolsingham
Carrs Cottage, Westgate
Chestergarth B&B, Rookhope
Country Glamping A68, Toft Hill
Cromer House, Frosterley
Dowfold House B&B, Crook
Gardenside Lodge, Low Etherley
Heath Holiday Cottages, Hunstanworth
High Watch, the Byre, Lanehead
Horsley Hall, Eastgate
Little Sparrow Cottage, St John’s Chapel
Low Cornriggs Cottages, Cowshill
Mini Moon Escapes, Rookhope
Park Head Hotel, Bishop Auckland
Riverwood Cottage, Stanhope
The Croft, Stanhope
The Old Barn, Westgate
The Paddock Touring Park, Wolsingham
The Victoria Inn, Witton-le-Wear
Weardale Cottage, St John’s Chapel
Weardale Retreat, Frosterley
Food and Drink
A68 Cafe, Toft Hill
Bowes Museum Cafe, Barnard Castle
Bowlees Visitor Centre Cafe, Newbiggin
Bradley Burn Farm Cafe, Wolsingham
El Castillo, Bishop Auckland
High Force Hotel, Forest-in-Teesdale
Killhope Lead Mining Museum 1853 Cafe, Killhope
Park Head Hotel, Bishop Auckland
The Victoria Inn, Witton-le-Wear
The Yurt Cafe, Raby Castle
Weardale Cheese
Activities
Evancliffe Leathercraft, Wolsingham
North Pennine Studios, Ireshopeburn
Weardale Adventures and Watersports, Ireshopeburn
Partners
North Pennines National Landscape
Visit County Durham
Weardale Area Action Partnership