Heritage Open Days

Visit Gibside free of charge as part of Heritage Open Days. Learn more about Gibside with special tours of the Chapel's crypt, talks and demonstrations from the Gibside gardeners, and other activities running throughout the day for Heritage Open Days.

Gibside is a Grade I-listed Park and Garden that offers miles of walking trails through secluded woodland and views across the Derwent Valley. Nature-rich, Gibside is home to roe deer and red kites, it has amphibian-filled ponds and a fruitful walled garden. Explore key features of the original Georgian landscape garden including Gibside Chapel, the Column to Liberty and the ruined Orangery.

On the Explorer trail, families can challenge themselves on the trim trail, spot some wooden animal sculptures, zoom along the zip line at the adventure play area, or build dens.

The café offers a range of cakes, bakes and a place to relax, with a second-hand bookshop next door.

We welcome all dogs to Gibside and know that it's a great place for them to enjoy. We do ask that they are kept on leads and that you clean up after them. An off-lead area for dogs is available at the Stables.