Moorhouse Woods

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

Save this place

Open in full map →Full map →

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Moorhouse Woods is a National Trust place in County Durham. The Albion Guide lists two National Trust places in the county; this is one of them. For arrivals by rail, Durham Station is about 4.7 km to the south-west. Other nature reserves nearby include Pittington Hill and Hetton Lyons Country Park.

More places to visit near Moorhouse Woods

Photo of Crook Hall Gardens, a garden in County Durham, north east England.

Crook Hall Gardens

Garden near Durham

Series of intimate walled and cottage gardens around a medieval hall on the edge of Durham city.

4.2 km SW

Photo of Durham, a village in County Durham, north east England.

Durham

A cathedral city looped by the River Wear, its Norman cathedral and castle rising together above the wooded riverbanks and cobbled Bailey.

4.7 km SW · County Durham

Photo of Wharton Park, a garden in County Durham, north east England.

Wharton Park

Garden near Durham

Restored hilltop park above Durham station with the classic postcard view over the cathedral and castle.

4.7 km SW

Photo of Durham Cathedral, a church in County Durham, north east England.

Durham Cathedral

Church near Durham

The great Norman cathedral on its rock above the Wear, shrine of St Cuthbert and the Venerable Bede.

5 km SW

Photo: Prebends Bridge, a viewpoint in County Durham, north east England.

Prebends Bridge

Viewpoint near Durham

Graceful three-arch bridge over the Wear giving Durham's most-painted view of cathedral and wooded banks.

5.4 km SW

Photo of Durham University Botanic Garden, a garden in County Durham, north east England.

Durham University Botanic Garden

Garden near Durham

Ten hectares of woodland, glasshouses and themed plantings on the wooded southern edge of the city.

6.4 km SW