Weardale Way Update (Sections 3 & 4)
22nd June 2021| Since January 2021 the footbridge across the Rookhope Burn, approaching the finish of section 3, has been […]
Teesdale Way Update (Sections 6 & 7)
21st June 2021 | Whorlton Bridge has been closed to all users since December 2020. Access is completely fenced off […]
Weardale Way Update (Sections 3 & 4)
21st June 2021 | The Rookhope Inn at the finish/start of Sections 3 & 4 of the Weardale Way in […]
Weardale Way Update (Section 12)
20th June 2021 | The Smiths Arms public house on Section 12 of the Weardale Way at Castle Dene near […]
Weardale Way Update (Section 14)
18th June 2021 | There have been major roadworks around Deptford in Sunderland for several months now, which interfere with […]
Weardale Way Update (Section 8)
17th June 2021 | The Public Footpath off (Lower) High St leading down to the railway embankment at the beginning […]
An Otter on the River Wear
Ask anyone in Durham if they’ve ever seen an otter on the River Wear and the answer’s probably “No”. Which […]
Bishops of Durham & English Monarchs
If, as I often do, you feel an uncontrollable urge to make sense of random historical facts, putting them into […]
Coal, Caves & Quarries in Durham City
Sunday 18th October 2020 Not a lot of people know this but you can download excellent on-line field guides, or […]
Cronkley Pencil Mill
This lonely Victorian industrial site in Upper Teesdale is found not too far from the Teesdale Way, on the opposite […]