Tanfield Village Sunniside bus stop Metro station disabled access information point Marley Hill D A Gateshead Road toilets public house refreshments point of interest

B6173 l l l l l l l l l l telephoneseat view point sign post l l E l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l Tanfield l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l Lea Nature l l l l l l Causey Burn l l l F Reserve l l l l l l l l l Washingwell l l l l l l A6076

l l l l l Tanfield l

to C2C l l l l l Street Gate ▲ l l l Woods l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l Causey Railway l l l Pennyfine Road l l l Arch l Centre l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l Watergate l l l l l l l l l l l Forest Park N l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l ▲ l l l l l Tanfield Railway l l l l 1. Tanfield l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l C B G Hedley Hall A6076 B6317 Railway Path Causey Burdon Moor

W Lobley

9.2km (5.7m) ood Hill ▲ A692 G Rating: MEDIUM Rating: HARD Rating: EASY ♥ Healthy walk Rating: EASY ♥ Healthy walk Rating: MEDIUM 1. Tanfield Village - Causey Arch 2. Causey Arch - Tanfield Railway 3. Tanfield Railway - Sunniside 4. Sunniside - Marquis Pub 5. Marquis Pub - Lobley Hill 3km (1.9m) 1.8km (1.1m) 1.3km (0.8m) 1.3km (0.8m) 1.8km (1.1m)

Tanfield Railway Path forms a A Tanfield Village B Causey Arch C Tanfield Railway E Streetgate F Marquis of Granby G Lobley Hill Bank vital link through the western Buses stop at the Pack Horse X30/X31 Lanchester - Stanley - X30/X31 Lanchester - Stanley - X30/X31 Lanchester - Stanley - 770/771 serves Marquis of 97 Easy Access part of the Great North Forest. Pub in the village 15 mins walk Gateshead - Newcastle Gateshead - Newcastle Gateshead - Newcastle Granby at same frequency as Metrocentre - Whickham - A mainly level route with gentle from East Tanfield Station. Every 30 mins Mon-Sat Every 30 mins Mon-Sat Every 30 mins Mon-Sat Streetgate entry. Lobley Hill Bank - Gateshead gradients and plenty of access daytime. daytime. daytime. (Interchange) - Newcastle* to buses. This route has 715 Stanley - Tanfield Village - Burnopfield - Rowlands Gill 770/771 Consett - Burnopfield (Market St) something for everyone from Every 15 mins Mon-Sat a steam-operated railway at Every 60 mins Mon-Sat D Sunniside - Sunniside - Streetgate - daytime. Gateshead (Interchange) - daytime and every 30 mins Tanfield, industrial heritage at 43/43A/44/44A/44B/770 evenings and Sundays. Causey Arch, wildlife along the provide frequent all day Newcastle (Eldon Sq) route and sculpture at services Mon-Sun. Every 60 mins all day (daily). Please note Newcastle Watergate Forest Park. Tanfield Service 770 daytime - limited is served evenings and Additional services: 643/645 Sundays only. railway operates on Sundays Mon-Sat daytime. stop between Newcastle and and additional days throughout Sunniside. Service 771 school holidays. evening observes all stops.

1. Tanfield Railway Path 9.2km (5.7m) for detailed travel information call traveline: 0870 608 2 608 Beamish KYO Greenway ▲ Open Air G Museum bus stop Metro station disabled access information point Station Rd South Hylton Hell Hole toilets public house refreshments point of interest Washington Wood Waterfowl Park Beamish telephoneseat view point sign post James B Wood Steel River Wear Urpeth The Princess Park Trail

C2C to Anne Park

Consett Common ▲

E Biddick Cow Birtley Road Lane Sculptures A N Durham Road F

Stanley Pelton D Picktree Washington C Lane Arts Centre Front Street River Wear 2. C2C Stanley Chess Piece Barley Mow to South Hylton Sculpture Pelton L an 19.8km (12.4m) e South Pelaw Q Rating: EASY ♥ Healthy walk Q Rating: EASY ♥ Healthy walk Q Rating: HARD Q Rating: HARD Q Rating: HARD 1. Stanley - Beamish 2. Beamish - Pelton 3. Pelton - Barley Mow 4. Barley Mow - Fatfield 5. Fatfield - South Hylton 3.5km (2.2m) 3km (1.9m) 3.8km (2.4m) 4km (2.5m) 5.5km (3.4m)

This is an attractive, well- A Stanley Bus Station 720 Easy Access Durham C Pelton Front Street D Durham Rd/Barley Mow E Rickleton 180 Houghton le Spring - 493 Easy Access Washington - surfaced and interesting walk Frequent buses to Newcastle, (Bus Station) - Sacriston - 709, 728 same as Beamish Frequent services between 551 Chester le Street - Chester le Street - Fatfield - Fatfield - Shiney Row - suitable for all. From Stanley Gateshead, Chester le Street, Beamish - Stanley entry except buses run every Newcastle, Gateshead and Barley Mow -Washington - Washington Newbottle - Houghton le Spring stroll past Beamish Open Air Sunderland, Durham and Every 60 mins daytime (daily). 30 mins daytimes. Chester le Street: 21, 21A, South Shields Every 60 mins all day (daily). Hourly Mon-Sat daytime. Museum and Woods rich in the Every 60 mins all day (daily). Evening and Sunday journeys Consett. 775, 778 Easy Access 729 Easy Access Stanley - 21B, 721, 723, 724, X1 Easy region’s industrial heritage. operate as Chester-le-Street - G South Hylton Sunderland (Park Lane) - Pelton - Chester le Street Access and 1X. Additional Follow the route to picturesque F Fatfield Washington only. B Beamish, the North of Chester le Street - Beamish - Every 30 mins Mon-Sat services: Houghton le Spring Metro: 5/hr daytimes, Cox Green and up to Penshaw 179 Chester le Street - Fatfield England Open Air Museum Stanley - Consett daytime and every 60 mins 21A, Witton Gilbert 21B, South 294 Easy Access Heworth 4/hr evenings and Sundays. Monument for fantastic views. - Washington & Beamish Wood Every 30 mins daytimes (daily) evenings and Sundays. Shields 551, Darlington 723, (Metro) - Washington - Fatfield Why not break the route into the Every 60 mins Mon-Sat 8 South Hylton- Sunderland 709 Newcastle (Eldon Sq) - and every 60 mins evenings Bishop Aukland 724, - Shiney Row - Success smaller sections and give 775, 778 Easy Access Serves daytime. Every 30 mins all day (daily). Gateshead (Interchange) - (daily) and also between Middlesbrough X1 and Every 20 mins Mon-Sat yourself enough time to visit Pelton at same frequency as Durham 723, 724, X1, 1X. Birtley - Beamish - Stanley Stanley/Consett on Sunday Beamish entry. daytime. Every 30 mins Sunday some of the great pubs along daytime. daytime. Every 60 mins Every 60 mins all day (daily). 809 Chester le Street - Pelton - the way! (evenings - daily). Evening and Increased Sunday daytime Birtley - Kibblesworth - frequency of every 30 mins. Metrocentre Sunday journeys operate Hourly Mon-Sat daytime. Heworth - Fatfield only. 2. C2C Stanley to South Hylton 19.8km (12.4m) Q suitable for wheelchair users for detailed travel information call traveline: 0870 608 2 608 ▲ Tanfield Railway Path Grant Street Tanfield Jarrow Railway A bus stop Metro station disabled access information point Centre Burdon Moor Heathland

toilets public house refreshments point of interest Albert Road Railway Street Restoration Project ••• ••••• ▲ Hebburn A185 J A6076 Washingwell telephoneseat view point sign post Woods Campbell Park ••••• alternative route nkto Monkton Mo n Lane Standing N ••••• Stone Greenheart • •••

Sculpture • • Wheel Barrier

yne-Wear Trail Lingey Lane I

T • ▲ Campbell Road l l

l l

Tyne l Hedley Hall l Bowes l Angel of l Monkton Marshalling l Longacre l l

Wood l l Waymarker l Stadium Yard l the North F Wardley l l

Wood l l l River Team

l l l A167 l l

l Wrekenton Leam Lane l l Kibblesworth l G bles l Kib w l orth l A1 Bowes l

l H

l l Bank Railway l

B l B1296 A195

l l

l Museum A184

3. The Bowes l l

West Wind l l

l Dunkirk Sculpture l

Railway Path l

l

l D l

Past Present l C A1 Motel

l Newcastle

17.6km (10.3m) Sculpture l E l Bank Birtley Springwell Rating: MEDIUM Rating: MEDIUM Rating: HARD Rating: MEDIUM Rating: EASY ♥ Healthy walk Rating: MEDIUM 1. Tanfield - Kibblesworth 2. Kibblesworth - Newcastle Bank 3. Newcastle Bank - Springwell 4. Springwell - Lingey Lane 5. Lingey Lane - Monkton 6. Monkton - Jarrow 3.2km (2m) 3km (1.9m) 3.3km (2.1m) 2.5km (1.6m) 3.3km (2.1m) 2.3km (1.4m) From Tanfield Railway Path in A Tanfield Railway Additional service: 29 five daily D Blackhams Hill 187, 188 Gateshead F Leam Lane Additional services: 291/292, J Albert Road the west to Jarrow in the east, X30/X31 Lanchester - Stanley - to Gateshead. 725 Easy Access 1 per/hr daily (Interchange) - Springwell - 27, 27A, 51, 52 every 15 mins 293, 393 (days), 638 (eves) to Walk to Jarrow Metro Station. the historic Bowes Railway Gateshead - Newcastle from Newcastle/ Gateshead to Sunderland daily to Gateshead/Heworth Heworth/ Washington. 5 trains per/hr to South Shields straddles the Great North Forest. Every 30 mins Mon-Sat C Newcastle Bank Chester le Street/Esh Winning. Every 30 mins daytime (daily), daytimes, every 30 mins eves. H Wardley /Newcastle daytimes, 4 per/hr The Bowes Railway Path is a daytime. Frequent services between Additional services 726 1per/hr every 60 mins evenings (daily). Regular buses to Heworth/ eves and Suns. popular and important Newcastle, Birtley and to Newcastle/Gateshead/Chester 638 Crawcrook - Whickham - G Lingey Lane Gateshead or short walk to Pelaw Frequent services operate on recreational route and crosses B Kibblesworth Chester le Street: 21, 21A, 21B, le Street. 184 limited Springwell - Washington - 194 Easy Access Heworth (Metro) Metro station. Albert Road linking with Jarrow some lovely countryside, with 721, 723, 724 Easy Access. connections to Birtley/ Sunderland (Park Lane) - Lingey Lane - Washington Galleries (Metro) and surrounding areas: panoramic views across the 1 Kibblesworth - Gateshead I Monkton Additional services: Durham Washington. Every 60 mins Mon-Sat - Easington Lane 542, 543, 544 Boldon River Team Valley and County (Interchange) - Newcastle 532 Heworth (Metro) - Lukes Lane - 723, 724, Houghton le Spring daytime. Every 20 mins Mon-Sat daytime, (542)/Felgate (543) - Jarrow - Durham. On foot it is easy (Pilgrim St) Campbell Park Road - Hebburn - Every 30 mins all day (daily). 21A, Witton Gilbert 21B, E Springwell Additional services from every 30 mins evenings and Suns. Heworth. 528 South Shields - going, with fairly level surfaces Darlington 723, Bishop Jarrow (Metro) - Fellgate 56A Easy Access Newcastle Newcastle and Gateshead serve 294 Easy Access Heworth (Metro) Jarrow - Monkton Lane Estate. and comfortable gradients. 809 Chester le Street - Birtley - Auckland 724. 777 hourly daily Every 30 mins all day (daily). (Market St) - Gateshead Perseverance Arms at Springwell - Lingey Lane - Washington - Kibblesworth - MetroCentre from Newcastle/Gateshead to Please note evening and (Interchange) - Springwell - hourly Mon-Sat as follows: X2, Shiney Row - Success Every 60 mins Mon-Sat Birtley /Sunderland. 184 limited Sunday journeys between Washington X4 to Sunderland, X90 to Every 20 mins Mon-Sat daytime. connections to Birtley/ Jarrow and Lukes Lane only. Every 30 mins Mon-Sat Ryhope/Seaham, X94 to daytime. Every 30 mins Sun Washington. 3. C2C Anfield Plain to Roker brief description of type ofdaytime. walk sculpture and wildlifeHoughton le trail Spring/Easington daytime and every 60 mins Lane (also Sun daytimes). evenings (daily). 3. The Bowes Railway Path 17.6km (10.3m) for detailed travel information call traveline: 0870 608 2 608 take thebusorMetroto www.greatnorthforest.co.uk linear walks be healthy be healthy gr for discover discover explore explore north e e minicom 0870 241 2216 www.traveline.org.uk at st This leaflet is supported by design: blue river 0191 261 0000 UPDATED JUNE2005

for leaflets and more info... Great North Forest www.greatnorthforest.co.uk Whickham Thorns, Market Lane Dunston NE11 9NX tel: 0191 460 6200 access for all... Buses on many routes and the Metro are Easy Access, making them suitable for people with restricted mobility and for young families. Most of the destinations and parts of some routes are accessible by people with restricted but you are advised to phone for more details in mobility, advance of travelling. For large print, Braille or audio versions of this leaflet call 0191 203 3207. please be respectful... Please take all of your rubbish home with you, keep your dog on a lead, keep to the footpath and close all gates behind you. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy no liability can be accepted for any errors or ommisions herein. All information is correct at time of going to print, June 2005. Partnership © Rural Transport

www.greatnorthforest.co.uk traveline: 0870 608 2 608 2 608 0870 traveline:

transport timetable information call information timetable transport

For details of ticket options and public public and options ticket of details For to enjoy the countryside on your doorstep at your own pace. own your at doorstep your on countryside the enjoy to

see our website our see

back of leaflet) of back your tickets your

website

short/shallow gradients and are easily accessible, but still enable you enable still but accessible, easily are and gradients short/shallow

for latest weather weather latest for

(see address on on address (see keeping fit keeping take change for for change take on their own services - ask for details. for ask - services own their on details from our from details

Healthy walk Healthy symbol. These are generally level or have or level generally are These symbol. the with

or write to us to write or

♥ have fun while while fun have don’t forget to to forget don’t website or press or website and get more get and - 10 4 Individual companies offer day tickets valid only only valid tickets day offer companies Individual •

maybe too challenging, why not try one of the shorter sections marked marked sections shorter the of one try not why challenging, too maybe …use our website website our …use for events see our see events for

choose from walks from choose

Go NorthEast, Metro and Stagecoach. and Metro NorthEast, Go

for the whole day whole the for shoes for walking for shoes

If you would like to do one of the walks in this leaflet but are worried it worried are but leaflet this in walks the of one do to like would you If

should be improved? be should traveline from from

whole walk whole try a longer walk walk longer a try suitable clothes and clothes suitable All of the above tickets are accepted by Arriva, Arriva, by accepted are tickets above the of All •

www.whi.org.uk 1600 269 0191 think something think

bus and Metro times Metro and bus

don’t forget to wear to forget don’t suits you or try the try or you suits

- adult, child, senior citizen and family tickets available. available. tickets family and citizen senior child, adult, -

walk for an hour an for walk find connecting connecting find

walk?

section that best best that section

Explorer Explorer

for unlimited travel throughout the region region the throughout travel unlimited for •

try a short health health short a try take the kids the take

discovered a new a discovered

and select a select and - see relevant OS map OS relevant see 3 1 phone this number and ask for Healthy Walks, or visit the website: the visit or Walks, Healthy for ask and number this phone

for travel on all operators in Tyne and Wear. and Tyne in operators all on travel for

enjoyed your walk? your enjoyed walk your enjoy pick from walks from pick invite your friends your invite for detailed route info route detailed for If you would like to find out about Walking for Health in your area, area, your in Health for Walking about out find to like would you If

Junior Rover Junior Rover Day (for under 14s) under (for or •

adventurous hike in the countryside, you’ll feel better for it. for better feel you’ll countryside, the in hike adventurous

feedback go! pick a walk a pick get organised get get the info the get

Standard single and return fares are available. are fares return and single Standard •

everyday life. Whether it’s a brisk walk to the corner shop or a more a or shop corner the to walk brisk a it’s Whether life. everyday

yne & Wear you just pay the fare from the boundary. the from fare the pay just you Wear & yne T

It keeps your body fit and is a great way to shed the stresses of stresses the shed to way great a is and fit body your keeps It E D C B A

yne & Wear. For journeys to destinations outside of outside destinations to journeys For Wear. & yne T

alking is Good for your Health your for Good is alking W

Network Travel Tickets are valid for all journeys within journeys all for valid are Tickets Travel Network

ticket options: ticket

Why try walking? try Why

ı Use our step by step guide and get the most from your visit - try it out! out! it try - visit your from most the get and guide step by step our Use

© Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Nexus LA08944L 2002. LA08944L Nexus reserved. rights All copyright. Crown ©

Moor

Neville's Cross Neville's

relatively short. relatively

▲ mile 1

Framwellgate

DURHAM

have a good surface and are and surface good a have 1 kilometre 1

Those walks that are rated easy, rated are that walks Those Metro line Metro

SCALE:

Healthy walks Healthy

♥

bus routes bus 3 walk itton Gilbert itton W Low Moorsley Low

bus routes bus 2 walk gradients, possibility of many steps. many of possibility gradients,

bus routes bus 1 walk Some or many long and steep and long many or Some

HARD

Plawsworth

Other walks - details on website on details - walks Other

est Rainton est W

Sacriston

Bowes Railway Path Railway Bowes

Hetton-le-Hole of a few steps. few a of

C2C Stanley to South Hylton South to Stanley C2C

East Rainton East

of a longer length, with possibility possibility with length, longer a of

Lanchester

anfield Railway Path Railway anfield T

Limited number of steep gradients steep of number Limited

MEDIUM

le-Spring new and existing woodland existing and new

Seaham Houghton-

Shallow and short gradients. short and Shallow Great North Forest area Forest North Great

EASY

Houses

ey to map to ey k

Fence Fence

ey to gradients to ey k le-Street

Consett

Chester- 10

Shiney Row Shiney

Plain

Annfield

Stanley

to South Hylton South to to South Hylton South to

2

C2C Stanley Stanley C2C C2C Stanley Stanley C2C

5

www.greatnorthforest.co.uk

4

ilesheds Nature Reserve Nature ilesheds T 6

information:

5

Mow

see our website for more more for website our see

Beamish Wood & Museum & Wood Beamish 5 Barley Barley

Herrington Country Park Country Herrington

7

9 Chester-le-Street Riverside Chester-le-Street 10

Penshaw Monument & & Monument Penshaw 4 Lane

Birtley 2

South Hylton South Park

River Wear Trail Wear River 9

Angel of the North the of Angel 3

SUNDERLAND

6

1 anfield Railway Path Railway anfield T anfield Railway Path Railway anfield T

Jarrow 8

Kibblesworth

& Causey Arch Causey & 4 ASHINGTON W

RIVER WEAR RIVER

anfield Railway Railway anfield T 2 Kibblesworth B Kibblesworth 7

3

& Washingwell Wood Washingwell & Gill Kibblesworth A Kibblesworth 6

Rowlands

atergate Forest Park Park Forest atergate W 1

alley V

anfield Lea anfield T 5

eam T

above leaflet! above

Burdon Moor Burdon 4

Fell

Estate

Low

Look out for the for out Look

Other walks you can try - - try can you walks Other

Grange

1 Boldon

Whickham

Bowes Railway Path Railway Bowes 3

Bowes Railway Path Railway Bowes East Boldon East

The Bowes Railway Path Railway Bowes The 3

Heworth

6

C2C Stanley to South Hylton South to Stanley C2C 2

Fellgate

Whins Whitburn

Bensham

Brockley

anfield Railway path Railway anfield T 1

GATESHEAD Blaydon

see information overleaf. information see

following linear walks please please walks linear following

For more details on the the on details more For

Crawcrook Ryton

Hebburn

8

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE UPON NEWCASTLE

growing on your doorstep… your on growing Jarrow

st for RIVER TYNE RIVER e

allsend W north

Shields

South NORTH SEA NORTH at gr

e

Shields

North

out and about in the in about and out

ynemouth T great north forest for the best views in life …take the bus Travelling by public Sociable - drop the stress of driving and • No more worries about finding that safe discover what’s on your doorstep chat with friends and family on your parking space for your car. transport today can be... journey. The Great North Forest has plenty to offer - • Relax on your walk; even stop off at with new trees, sculptures, heritage and Quick - with so much choice you’ll Environmentally friendly - a bus full of one of the many pubs along the routes always find a service that takes you people is far better than a road full of for a drink or a bite to eat. wildlife to discover. where you want to go. cars. • Enjoy the views, the top deck of a All the walks here are designed so that they can be broken up Hassle free - plan your day, pack your Using public transport can be a fun way double decker bus offers some great into sections so you decide how far you walk. Each section bag, get on the bus and go. of exploring the Great North Forest. views of the countryside and the kids begins and ends at a public transport stop so you don’t have Inexpensive - there’s plenty of ticket Taking the bus or Metro can give you love it! to worry about getting there and back. many extra benefits to help you enjoy options to suit all the family. Most people today use the bus and your walk in the countryside. Now you can explore the Great North Forest at your own pace Metro for work and shopping. Why not and with confidence! use it for leisure and fun too?