Frosterley & Wolsingham
Rookhope and Stanhope have proved so enormously popular as stopping off points before the final day's cycling that the neighbouring village of Frosterley and the town of Wolsingham now wish to be considered as a stopping off point. With numbers on the route increasing every year there are accommodation bottlenecks so you might wish to look at the options here. As for getting back onto the route, you can either retrace your steps to Stanhope or take your life into your hands and cut up country to the A68, linking up with the C2C at Castleside. St Godric once lived in this Saxon settlement with Elric the Hermit, around 1120.
Accommodation
| Cromer House Camping Barn, 48 Front Street, Frosterley, Co. Durham, DL13 2QS | |
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Our restored barn, in Frosterley village in beautiful Weardale, is a fully modernised self-catering bunkhouse with a well-equipped kitchen, comfortable dining area spacious wetroom and secure cycle storage. It has a large family-sized sleeping area upstairs with 4 single beds and optional fifth bed downstairs. The bunkhouse is in a quiet secure courtyard, with its own secluded garden where you can relax after a your day's cycling. It enjoys good local amenities, including a very good local Co-op supermarket, two pubs which serve food, and an excellent fish and chip shop. All are within approximately 5 minutes walk. |
Run by: Lance Davenport and Julia Knight 
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Tel: 01388 526632
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Rooms : sleeps up to 5
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| Carrs Farm, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL13 3BQ | |
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About 7 miles from the route, Carrs Farm Centre camping barn sleeps 20+ is a 17th century conversion and has panoramic views of Weardale. It is on an organic farm in the heart of the AONB with its own spring water, wind/solar power, log burning stove, rain-water butt system. Well equipped self-catering kitchen, communal lounge, ample parking, cycle store and wash facilities. Next to the Weardale Way and w2w routes, also the Pennine Way. There are 4 footpaths direct from accommodation leading onto the above routes. |
Run by: Joy Henderson 
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Tel: 01388 527373 or Mob: 07592 744 649 |
Rooms: 2X6; 1X9 |
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| Bay Horse, 56 Upper Town, Co Durham, DL13 3EX | |
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A handsome and prepossessing white mid-19th century hotel, it serves good food and excellent ales from the local brewery, Camerons. On th edge of the town with great views across the wilderness of Weardale, the eight rooms are all en-suite and comfortable. |
Run by: Pearl Richardson 
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Tel: 01388 527220 |
Rooms : 8 T/D |
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