Grassholme Reservoir

Wildlife extravaganza!

This reservoir is in the North Pennines. The setting is beautiful and is enhanced by the abundance of breeding birds (particularly waders) and mammals, eg hares and bats. There is a bird hide near t...

crawfish waste of time bottom fishing

fished here starting 1985. nowadays waste of time trying to bottom fish crayfish.these creatures came from the farm in lartington down into the tees xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xx x xxxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxx...

An amazing world

An amazing look into another world Gary and Ben were so knowledgeable and answered all our questions and also some thought provoking scenarios. Lots of hands on telescopes.

Special place and so quiet

Great place to walk, some of the pathways around the reservoir are blocked off so circular routes aren't doable at the moment, check with Northumbria Water before you set off. We loved it, need to be...

Stargazing on your doorstep

We visited the new observatory based at Grassholme for an introduction to astronomy evening. There was an excellent introduction by Gary the chief astronomer. Unfortunately cloudy skies prevented any ...