About Teesdale

Teesdale is a picturesque area situated in County Durham in North East England. The market town of Barnard Castle and the surrounding villages form Teesdale, an area with vast open spaces, stunning scenery, fresh air and community spirit that helps the area to thrive.

Farming is one of the main occupations in the area, but there are also many small and medium enterprises and Glaxo Smithkline, based in Barnard Castle, is one of the largest employers in the area.

DISTANCE TO TEESDALE FROM MAJOR TOWNS AND CITIES

Barnard Castle, at the heart of Teesdale, is situated:

25 miles from Durham
38 miles from Sunderland
39 miles from Gateshead

16 miles from Darlington
32 miles from Middlesbrough

224 miles from London

Middleton in Teesdale is situated on the Pennine Way, 10 miles from Barnard Castle.

ACCESS TO TEESDALE

Teesdale is well connected to the major road networks by the A66 leading to the A1M at Scotch Corner, to the M6 at Tebay (Junction 38) and to the A68 road to Scotland. Teesdale can be accessed from Bishop Auckland by the A688 and from Darlington by the A67.

There are frequent national rail services from Darlington and travelling time to London is around 3 hours. For rail services, timetables and tickets please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or www.thetrainline.com

There are international airports located at Teesside and Newcastle and ferries to Northern Europe from Newcastle, all around one hours drive from Teesdale. Please visit www.durhamteesvalleyairport.com or www.newcastleairport.com for further information.

There is also a local Arriva bus service which connects Barnard Castle and the surrounding villages, as well as travelling between Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe (via Darlington) and between Barnard Castle and Bishop Auckland. Please visit www.arriva.co.uk for further information.