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The Bay Horse Hotel Bishop Auckland 59 Uppertown, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland - England Hotel Rating: Reserve Inquire View Rates

The Bay Horse Hotel is situated on the edge of Wolsingham enjoying open views up the dale. The hotel briefly comprises of seven double bedrooms all with showers and washing facilities en-suite, together with colour television, coffee and tea-making facilities. Everything the discerning visitor needs to make his or her stay as comfortable as possible.

The hotel is close to Tunstall reservoir and the River Wear for fishing, Hamsterley Forest for naturalists and open country within walking distance of the hotel. Wolsingham offers a good base for touring this quiet and natural area. Indeed Wolsingham has a charm of its own that is worth exploring. The village is located in a glorious setting with many delightful scenic walks and annual agricultural show is reputed to be the oldest in England. Essentially a rural area steeped in a wealth of history and heritage, Wear Valley offers a subtle blend of ancient and modern attractions that will appeal to the most discerning tourist. Mixed farming is practised on the lower valley slopes, but only sheep graze on the upper reaches of the Dale. Here especially, the scenery is quite breath taking and one of the highest classified roads in Britain unfolds into a splendid panorama of colour. The district contains over 40% of England's largest areas of outstanding beauty and yet is far less crowded with visitors than other better known areas. The district has some of the highest, wildest and finest scenery in England.