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Posts Tagged ‘world war 2’

18 Apr 2018

A Beamish Circular and the Beamish Bombing

Filed under: County Durham Border

A 7 mile circular walk around the Beamish area taking in some historic buildings and sites, as well as woodland and field walking.

18 April, 2018 at 17:24 by Russ

Tags: beamish, mining, railways, world war 2
Posted in County Durham Border | No Comments »

12 Dec 2014

Beamish to Wardles Bridge (Sanctuary Way Part 2)

Filed under: Sanctuary Way

A circular walk from Beamish in County Durham through open fields and woodland. The walk takes in much of the history of the area including mining and World War 2 locations.

12 December, 2014 at 3:54 by Bill

Tags: beamish, mining, woodland, world war 2
Posted in Sanctuary Way | No Comments »

5 May 2009

West of Staindrop

Filed under: Other

Distance: 12 miles Map : Durham & Sunderland ~ Explorer 308 Start: Staindrop Village Green (GR NZ219383) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Medium This walk starting in the attractive village of Staindrop is a longish stroll through mildly rolling countryside. Much of it is on Raby land and is through predominately […]

5 May, 2009 at 3:18 by Bill

Tags: railway, stainton, world war 2
Posted in Other | 1 Comment »

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