Discover Teesdale Blog
Welcome to the Discover Teesdale blog, a more personal space where we share notes from our walks, gentle reflections, themed ideas and the little discoveries that don’t always fit neatly into guide pages. Created by Outdoor Exploring Family, this is where we connect places, stories and moments from our time exploring Teesdale at a slower pace.
Here you’ll find honest thoughts, real experiences and blog style posts that link walks together, highlight child friendly spots, explore quieter corners and share what we notice along the way. Whether you’re local, visiting for the first time, or simply looking for inspiration to get outside, this space is here to help you discover calm, connection and a more human side of the landscape.
You’ll find our latest blog posts below, feel free to explore.
Why We Started Outdoor Exploring Family.
A personal story about how slowing down outdoors helped us find calm, and why that journey led to Discover Teesdale. From chasing summits to noticing quiet details, this is an honest look at mindset, local exploration and building something meaningful for the area we love.
Why Nature Helps Mindset and Wellbeing
A gentle look at how small moments outdoors can calm the mind and lift your mood. From quiet walks in Deepdale Woods to peaceful corners of The Bowes Museum and Egglestone Abbey, this page shares why slowing down in Teesdale helps with stress, anxiety, and everyday overwhelm.
How We Navigate Teesdale
A simple look at how we plan our adventures using maps, curiosity and quiet exploration. From studying OS maps at home to plotting routes with Hiiker, this page shares our gentle approach to discovering Teesdale, finding hidden spots, and letting nature guide the way.
Map Symbols and Terms Explained
A plain-English guide to understanding maps while exploring Teesdale. From everyday OS symbols to historic mining terms like hush and level, this page explains what things really mean, using modern maps, historic layers in Hiiker.
Discover Teesdale at a Slower Pace
Teesdale is more than somewhere to visit. It’s a place to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with yourself and the landscape around you.
Through Discover Teesdale by Outdoor Exploring Family, we share real moments from our walks across Teesdale, gentle reflections, and the small discoveries that don’t always fit neatly into guide pages. From quiet woodland paths and local history to mindset, mapping and hidden corners, everything here comes from time spent exploring Teesdale and a genuine love for this valley.
Our hope is that these Discover Teesdale blog posts help you find your own peaceful moments, whether that’s on a gentle walk, beside a waterfall, or simply taking in the views. If something here inspires you to step outside, notice the details, or slow things down a little, then this space has done its job.
And if you explore Teesdale for a better mindset, you’re already part of the Outdoor Exploring Family.
It’s more than just a walk.