In The Cottages:

• A range of books, games & jigsaws
• Freeview Digital TV, DVD player
• Radio/CD player
• Free WiFi Internet

On The Estate:

• Children's playground and sandpit
• Lawn games (croquet, swingball, boules, etc)
• Marked walks, around the meadow, down to the river and to our own waterfall
• Fishing on our stretch of the River Balder
• Wildlife spotting/watching; a multitude of common and rare bird species, deer, otters, hedgehogs, crayfish have all been seen recently at East Briscoe.

Within A Couple Of Miles:

• Hury, Blackton & Balderhead reservoirs for fishing and walking
• Teesdale Railway Walk
• Numerous other walks straight from the door
• Cotherstone village - shop/newsagent/post office, two friendly pubs with excellent beer and food, the River Tees.

Within Thirty Minutes Drive:

• Discover Teesdale!
• Barnard Castle (about 15mins drive)
  • Bustling market town with some excellent local shops, varied selection of arts and antique shops
  • Medieval Castle run by English Heritage with audio tours
  • Bowes Museum
  • Teesdale Leisure Centre for swimming, gym, racquet sports, Jolly Jungle, skate park etc
• High Force waterfall
• Eggleston Hall Gardens - superb garden centre/nursery attached to Eggleston Hall which has a gift shop/café/bistro, and was featured on ITV's "Ladette to Lady" show!
• Raby Castle - one of the largest and most impressive of English medieval castles.

Further Afield (all about an hour's drive):

• Durham City with its world heritage cathedral and castle
• Hadrians Wall Country
• The Lake District (1 hr to Ullswater)
• The Yorkshire Dales
• Newcastle/Gateshead - Metro Centre/Quayside/Baltic Gallery/Sage etc
• Middlesbrough - Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) as featured on the Culture Show