I'd recommend a bit further North - Weardale is one of my favourites at the moment (around Stanhope or Froserley). I'm pretty sure you can get a bus from Darlington or Bishop Auckland. There is still plenty to do - the Weardale Way is complete, but there are loads of footpaths branching off it that are just stubs, and a marked Mineral Valleys Walk which needs following. A nice mixture of scenery and industrial archaeology if you like that sort of thing!
Graham. -- Graham Jones Hartlepool, UK.
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