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Beckelshele is a stone-built, semi-detached cottage resting next to the owner's property in a remote location surrounded by the North Pennines AONB. With reverse-level accommodation, this property comprises two ground floor bedrooms, a double with en-suite shower room and a twin, sleeping four people altogether. There is also a ground floor bathroom, kitchen/diner with open fire and first floor sitting room with electric fire. Outside is off-road parking for 2 cars and an enclosed, courtyard garden at front and rear with patio areas and seating. Beckelshele promises a revitalising break surrounded by walking country. Note: Property cannot accept arrivals within 2 weeks of booking

This County Durham village sits in Weardale in the heart of the North Pennines AONB, with two village pub, a shop and a café. The nearby market town of Stanhope sits close by with a wider choice of amenities as well as an art gallery and an outdoor pool. The city of Durham is also well worth a visit as are the towns of villages littering the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.