The most convenient way to see the sights is by car. However there is a good bus service to the nearby towns of Crook (15 mins) Bishop Auckland (30 mins). Both have well know supermarkets. The Weardale Railway, a Heritage line, follows the path of the River Wear. Wolsingham has church services held in the Parish, Methodist, Baptist and RC Church. If you family tree includes Weardale ancestors you should make The Weardale Museum and High House Chapel you first port of call. Their genealogy database includes over 60,000 'Weardale People' to find your ancestors. It could save you many hours of research.