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25 Feb 2020

East of Beamish on the Heritage Way and then to Brightlea Wood

Filed under: County Durham Border, Heritage Way

Distance: 10.5 miles Start: Eden Place Picnic Area, Beamish (GR NZ220 537) Click to view start position on Google Maps This is a further walk along the Co Durham and Gateshead border – this time to the east from Beamish. The village of Beamish is a relatively new creation being formed in 1873. Formerly Beamish referred […]

25 February, 2020 at 15:58 by Russ

Tags: coal mining, james joicey
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22 May 2018

The Heritage Way Information

Filed under: Heritage Way

An 80-mile walking route which travels around the edges of the former Tyne and Wear with forays into Northumberland and Durham. It is divided into 9 sections which are all walkable in a day.

22 May, 2018 at 0:13 by Bill

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