Durham

Easington Colliery to Castle Eden - 16 March 2024 You would think that walking past the coal mines that made up this part of Durham just a few years ago might not be the best place to walk. However, walking along the clifftop or the beach along this section of the coast between Seaham and Hartlepool and then entering Castle…

Bowburn to Sunderland Bridge - 12 November 2022 This is the first time we have made a visit to old Durham Town although it is actually a city now. For those old enough to remember, Roger Whittaker released a record, an actual plastic 45rpm recording of the song Durham Town in 1969. It spent 18 weeks in the UK singles…

Easington Colliery to Shotton - 5 March 2022 Unfortunately, it's not the Garden of Eden but Castle Eden Dene that we walk through on this set of new routes. There is a Garden of Eden Bridge in Castle Eden Dean if that is some consolation. The routes were supposed to finish at a pub in Castle Eden but due to…

Riding Mill to Ebchester - 1 February 2020 This one is close to home, after picking up at our last stop in Gosforth we are off on a short trip west of Newcastle and over the Scotswood Bridge to pick up the A695 road which we more or less follow all the way to the last drop off at Riding…