Horden 62 Stockton-On-Tees A1231 61

B1283 6 A1 A68 A182 A692

A181 Newcastle Durham Wingate A19 Peterlee 56 Easington A167 B1287 58 A194(M)

International Airport Newcastle B1281 Seaham A19 59 64 63 Blackhall A167 A1(M) A1(M) Darlington Horden 62 Stockton-on-Tees A1231 61

60 A179 A66 A690 A19 A181 A1018

Crimdon A689 A1086 Peterlee A19 Valley Airport Durham Tees A19 Sunderland A19 A19 Seaham Horden A179 A689 Location... Information Public Transport or telephone08712002233. please goto coast usingpublictransport, For informationongettingtothe on thecoastofCountyDurham. Coast RoadnorthofHartlepool, Horden issituatedoff the A1086 Middlesbrough A174 Hartlepool S A66 www.traveline.info, North NZ442416 Car park opposite pit wheel 4miles / 7kms Approximately 2½ hours Start/finish: Grid reference: Length: Time: Starting point The name Horden may well be derived from the may well be derived from The name Horden Dene. Denes and Gills meaning Yew Danish Yoden on the Durham Coast: feature an important are during the last ice glaciers retreating carved from an important woodland habitat for age they provide is a diverse range of plants and animals. Horden House Gill in the Warren by denes, from surrounded to Ash Gill, Whitesides Gill, Blackhills north through Gill, Limekiln Gill and Castle Eden Dene in the south. St Mary’s church St Mary’s CrownCopyrightand databaserights © smartphones andtablets. compatible tobereadthroughtheBLIO App on from ourwebsite. They areinPDFformatbutalso We have anumberoflocalwalksleafletstodownload (01429)523408 Hartlepool Tourist InformationCentre Sunderland 5532000 Tourist InformationCentre(0191) Visit: E-mail: Telephone: DH1 5UQ Durham County Hall 2013. OrdnanceSurvey100049055. Denis Allison Robert Quigley Colin Forster Photography: Horden RegenerationPartnership Horden HeritageCentre Fred Rowe Frank Leadbitter Denis Allison Cllr BillyHill Acknowledgments: [email protected] Heritage Coast www.thisisdurham.com www.durhamheritagecoast.org [email protected] 131 268 03000 03000 268 131 268 03000 Durham Heritage Coast. about Durham to ﬁnd out more Scan the code Please take care on this walk. It is advisable to wear walking shoes/boots as the routes could become muddy in places. Be prepared for changing weather conditions and wear or carry appropriate clothing and a map. Our coastal village walk leaflets have been designed as a guide to help you in your discovery and exploration of the Durham Coast with routes linked to the Durham Coastal Path. Preparing for the walk Horden is a former coal mining village situated on the is Horden coast of County Durham. Although coal mining dominated the village for almost 90 years the village’s past can be traced back to medieval times. Old maps with Horden show very few settlements in and around being the Hall probably Farm and Horden Cotsford past. Both these old oldest link to the village’s landmarks on this still standing and are farmsteads are walk. Introduction

DCC 26536 Horden Colliery in its heyday ...sea andhistory A walk ofnature... Horden other people the natural environment the outdoors Plan ahead and be prepared. Follow advice and local signs. Leave no trace of your visit and take control Keep dogs under effective Consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors. Leave gates and property as you find them and follow paths unless wider access is available. your litter home. Respect, protect, enjoy! l l l l l Respect l Enjoy Protect The Countryside Code The Countryside

B1283 6 A1 A68 A182 A692

A181 Newcastle Durham Wingate A19 Peterlee 56 Easington A167 B1287 58 A194(M)

International Airport Newcastle B1281 Seaham A19 59 64 63 Blackhall A167 A1(M) A1(M) Darlington Horden 62 Stockton-on-Tees A1231 61

60 A179 A66 A690 A19 A181 A1018

B1283 6 A1 A68 A182 A692

A181 Newcastle Durham Wingate A19 Peterlee 56 Easington A167 B1287 58 A194(M)

International Airport Newcastle B1281 Seaham A19 59 64 63 Blackhall A167 A1(M) A1(M) Darlington Horden 62 Stockton-on-Tees A1231 61

60 A179 A66 A690 A19 A181 A1018

Crimdon A689 A1086 Peterlee A19 Valley Airport Durham Tees A19 Sunderland A19 A19 Seaham Horden A179 A689 Location... Information Public Transport or telephone08712002233. please goto coast usingpublictransport, For informationongettingtothe on thecoastofCounty Durham. Coast Roadnorthof Hartlepool, Horden issituatedoff the A1086 Middlesbrough A174 Hartlepool S A66 www.traveline.info, North NZ442416 Car park opposite pit wheel 4miles / 7kms Approximately 2½ hours Start/finish: Grid reference: Length: Time: Starting point The name Horden may well be derived from the be derived from may well The name Horden Dene. Denes and Gills meaning Yew Danish Yoden on the Durham Coast: an important feature are glaciers during the last ice retreating carved from for an important woodland habitat age they provide is Horden a diverse range of plants and animals. House Gill in the Warren by denes, from surrounded to Ash Gill, Whitesides Gill, Blackhills north through in the south. Gill, Limekiln Gill and Castle Eden Dene St Mary’s church St Mary’s CrownCopyrightanddatabaserights © smartphones andtablets. compatible toberead throughtheBLIO App on from ourwebsite. They arein PDFformatbutarealso We haveanumberoflocalwalks leafletstodownload (01429)523408 Hartlepool Tourist Information Centre Sunderland 5532000 Tourist Information Centre(0191) Visit: E-mail: Telephone: DH1 5UQ Durham County Hall 2013. OrdnanceSurvey100049055. Denis Allison Robert Quigley Colin Forster Photography: Horden RegenerationPartnership Horden HeritageCentre Fred Rowe Frank Leadbitter Denis Allison Cllr BillyHill Acknowledgments: [email protected] Heritage Coast www.thisisdurham.com www.durhamheritagecoast.org [email protected] 131 268 03000 03000 268 131 268 03000 Durham Heritage Coast. about Durham to ﬁndoutmore Scan thecode Please take care on this walk. It is advisable to wear Please take care on this walk. It is advisable become muddy walking shoes/boots as the routes could weather conditions in places. Be prepared for changing and a map. and wear or carry appropriate clothing Our coastal village walk leaflets have been designed as a guide to help you in your discovery and exploration of the Durham Coast with routes linked to the Durham Coastal Path. Preparing for the walk Horden is a former coal mining village situated on the is a former coal mining Horden Although coal mining coast of County Durham. years the village’s dominated the village for almost 90 times. Old maps past can be traced back to medieval with Horden show very few settlements in and around being the Hall probably Farm and Horden Cotsford past. Both these old oldest link to the village’s landmarks on this still standing and are farmsteads are walk. Introduction

DCC 26536 Horden Colliery in its heyday ...sea andhistory A walkofnature... Horden other people the natural environment the outdoors Plan ahead and be prepared. Follow advice and local signs. Leave no trace of your visit and take control Keep dogs under effective Consider the local community and other Consider the local people enjoying the outdoors. Leave gates and property as you find them and follow paths unless wider access is available. your litter home. Respect, protect, enjoy! Respect, l l l l l Respect l Enjoy Protect The Countryside Code The Countryside

B1283 6 A1 A68 A182 A692

A181 Newcastle Durham Wingate A19 Peterlee 56 Easington A167 B1287 58 A194(M)

International Airport Newcastle B1281 Seaham A19 59 64 63 Blackhall A167 A1(M) A1(M) Darlington Horden 62 Stockton-on-Tees A1231 61

60 A179 A66 A690 A19 A181 A1018

Crimdon A689 A1086 Peterlee A19 Valley Airport Durham Tees A19 Sunderland A19 A19 Seaham Horden A179 A689 Location... Information Public Transport or telephone08712002233. please goto coast usingpublictransport, For informationongettingtothe on thecoastofCounty Durham. Coast Roadnorthof Hartlepool, Horden issituatedoff the A1086 Middlesbrough A174 Hartlepool S A66 www.traveline.info, North NZ442416 Car park opposite pit wheel 4miles / 7kms Approximately 2½ hours Start/finish: Grid reference: Length: Time: Starting point The name Horden may well be derived from the be derived from may well The name Horden Dene. Denes and Gills meaning Yew Danish Yoden on the Durham Coast: an important feature are glaciers during the last ice retreating carved from for an important woodland habitat age they provide is Horden a diverse range of plants and animals. House Gill in the Warren by denes, from surrounded to Ash Gill, Whitesides Gill, Blackhills north through in the south. Gill, Limekiln Gill and Castle Eden Dene St Mary’s church St Mary’s CrownCopyrightanddatabaserights © smartphones andtablets. compatible toberead throughtheBLIO App on from ourwebsite. They arein PDFformatbutarealso We haveanumberoflocalwalks leafletstodownload (01429)523408 Hartlepool Tourist Information Centre Sunderland 5532000 Tourist Information Centre(0191) Visit: E-mail: Telephone: DH1 5UQ Durham County Hall 2013. OrdnanceSurvey100049055. Denis Allison Robert Quigley Colin Forster Photography: Horden RegenerationPartnership Horden HeritageCentre Fred Rowe Frank Leadbitter Denis Allison Cllr BillyHill Acknowledgments: [email protected] Heritage Coast www.thisisdurham.com www.durhamheritagecoast.org [email protected] 131 268 03000 03000 268 131 268 03000 Durham Heritage Coast. about Durham to ﬁndoutmore Scan thecode Please take care on this walk. It is advisable to wear Please take care on this walk. It is advisable become muddy walking shoes/boots as the routes could weather conditions in places. Be prepared for changing and a map. and wear or carry appropriate clothing Our coastal village walk leaflets have been designed as a guide to help you in your discovery and exploration of the Durham Coast with routes linked to the Durham Coastal Path. Preparing for the walk Horden is a former coal mining village situated on the is a former coal mining Horden Although coal mining coast of County Durham. years the village’s dominated the village for almost 90 times. Old maps past can be traced back to medieval with Horden show very few settlements in and around being the Hall probably Farm and Horden Cotsford past. Both these old oldest link to the village’s landmarks on this still standing and are farmsteads are walk. Introduction

DCC 26536 Horden Colliery in its heyday ...sea andhistory A walkofnature... Horden other people the natural environment the outdoors Plan ahead and be prepared. Follow advice and local signs. Leave no trace of your visit and take control Keep dogs under effective Consider the local community and other Consider the local people enjoying the outdoors. Leave gates and property as you find them and follow paths unless wider access is available. your litter home. Respect, protect, enjoy! Respect, l l l l l Respect l Enjoy Protect The Countryside Code The Countryside Key:

Main route 1 Alternative route Horden Hall England Coast Warren House Gill Path National Trail

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1 Reference point 2 3 S Start point Passive mine water treatment site The walk Site of former Horden Colliery

S Start. Parking is available at the car park created by the Coal Authority in 2011 to treat opposite the pit wheel. Just opposite the car polluted minewater. There is interpretation Heritage Centre S North park is the site of the proposed Horden Rail here to explain how the site works. Continue 9 Halt due to be opened in 2015-2016. towards the sea to the picnic area. Leaving the car park we turn north away 3 An aerial flight carrying coal out to sea was Welfare Park from the village through Sea View Industrial located here during the mining era. This is a Estate. On the right is the site of the former nice tranquil place to enjoy the views along 8 Horden Colliery which opened in 1900. The the coast. The footpath along the cliff top is colliery employed 4,342 local people and the England Coast Path; follow this footpath St Mary’s Church was one of the deepest in the country. It south for approximately 1 mile. The path dominated the village until its closure in crosses Whitesides Gill and then down to 7 February 1987. Continue along the road to Blackhills Gill. Before the colliery opened, the roundabout. Just across the road we can Horden beach was a popular holiday resort: 4 see the roof of Horden Hall, a medieval during the summer months the beach was Little Tern Sculpture house built around 1600. Turn right and full of people enjoying the sea and visiting 6 carry on down the road signposted Warren the many ice cream sellers along the shore. 5 House Gill. Steps take us back up to the coastal path, Limekiln Gill 1 With the sewage treatment site on the left and here we turn left and continue south. we continue along the track and under the 4 There are impressive views along this bridge. Ahead we can see Warren House section of walk and plenty of opportunities to 0 ½ 1km Gill, a National Trust owned woodland, the sit and enjoy a break. The Little Tern footpath opposite is an alternative route sculpture represents the rare birds that visit which leads to the beach if desired. It is our coast from West Africa every year. thought that the name Warren derives from Follow the footpath inland until we reach a the old terminology meaning game reserve. metal kissing gate on the left, exit the After passing under the bridge turn footpath here and onto a metalled road. immediately right and continue along the 5 This area is Limekiln Gill and as the name Station. We continue along Cotsford Road until we turn Horden Welfare Park. At the centre of the park is a large track. suggests, there must have been a limekiln right at Sixth Street. These rows of terraced houses built sculpture of a chrysanthemum flower. 2 The track eventually turns towards the sea. here in the past. The lime would have been specifically for miners and their families 9 The building on the left is home to the Horden Heritage Just to the right is the passive minewater used for improving agricultural land and in are typical of ex-mining villages across the north east. Centre and Green Leaf café. The Heritage Centre is treatment site. This innovative scheme was the production of mortar. 7 At the end of Sixth Street we stand before St Mary’s open every Wednesday 10am-3am March to October. 6 Continue up the road past Station Cottages Church, known as the Miner’s Cathedral. The church It is well worth a visit to see memories of long ago with on the right and towards the stone built was built in 1911 with funds from local landowner and themed rooms from the 1920’s depicting what life was farmhouse and barn of Cotsford Grange politician Colonel Roland Burdon. We turn right here like nearly 100 years ago. The café is open 7 days a Farm, one of the first dwellings in Horden. before crossing left along Fifth Street opposite the week and is a great place for a well-earned refreshment Continue past the farm and bear left as the Methodist Church which opened in 1910. Turn left at the break. The footpath to the right of the sculpture leads us route takes us past Yoden Primary School junction onto Eden Street and past the Horden Social out of the park passing the bowling greens. Eventually on the left. The imposing building now called Welfare Centre. we meet the main road. We turn right here past Horden the Comrades Club was once a Police 8 Turn right at the end of the road through the gates into Rugby Club and back to car park at the start.

B1283 6 A1 A68 A182 A692

A181 Newcastle Durham Wingate A19 Peterlee 56 Easington A167 B1287 58 A194(M)

International Airport Newcastle B1281 Seaham A19 59 64 63 Blackhall A167 A1(M) A1(M) Darlington Horden 62 Stockton-on-Tees A1231 61

60 A179 A66 A690 A19 A181 A1018