SOUTH Coastal Walk SHIELDS FERRY

CHICHESTER The Leas PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE TYNE TUNNEL TUNNEL

Bede’s World Marsden Rock and Bay St Paul’s MARSDEN JARROW Church

TYNE DOCK HEBBURN Marsden Old Quarry

BEDE Marsden Lime Kilns Souter Lighthouse Linnet Way Primrose Local TEMPLE Cleadon Water Nature Reserve PARK Pumping Station

BROCKLEY Cleadon Windmill WHINS Newton and Field Garths

BOLDON WHITBURN FELLGATE COLLIERY opens April 2002 Tilesheds Colliery Station Nature Reserve CLEADON Wood Burn

EAST River Don Walk BOLDON

WEST BOLDON BOLDON Marsden Circular Walk

© Ordnance Survey copyright Marsden Circular Walk Section 1 - South Bents to Cleadon Hills

A spectacular seven mile walk over Old Man’s Cleadon Hills and Garden and bridge along the sea cliffs passing Windmill

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There are a number of bus services between Sunderland and South Shields via Whitburn. A

PLAYING UARDS 1 From Roker Harbour View service E1 follows the coast and enters South Shields via Sea Road and RTH G 8

FIELDS NO 3 Ocean Road. SCHOOL EET SCHOOL If you are travelling from Newcastle the nearest station is Seaburn, one mile from the start. T STR E RON A F S

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C T Village. The path brings you out on Church Lane, with its 13th century H LINK WITH L CRICKET parish church, which is worth a visit if open. The lane emerges onto CHURCH A N GROUND Front Street. Cross the road and turn left before turning right up Sandy COASTAL WALK E k l rocky shore Chare and on to North Guards. On the left is the village pond, which a CORNTHWAITE w originally was a coach wash, and behind that is the former schoolhouse. l PARK ta s Bear right though, and then turn left up Wellands Lane. Follow this a s o ff c li for a third of a mile until you pass the housing estate, then take the SOUTH c public footpath on the left leading to Well House Farm. Follow the track BENTS past the farm and turn right along the waymarked path that leads up to Cleadon Hills. From here on a clear day, you can see south to the START Cleveland Hills and the coastline near Whitby.

WHITBURN SANDS START Marsden Circular Walk Section 2 - Cleadon Hills to Marsden Old Quarry

A1 83 GOLF C Continue along the path past ‘Old Man’s OA COURSE ST R Garden’ until you reach Cleadon Windmill, then Marsden OA Old Quarry D follow the path next to the stone wall up to and through the kissing gate. On your left is Marsden Cleadon Water Pumping Station. Lime Kilns E Continue following the stone wall RRY LAN QUA until you reach another kissing gate, which gives you access to the golf course. Cross the course and go 9% MARSDEN GOLF COURSE through the stone stile on the far QUARRY side into Marsden Old Quarry. From here on a clear day, you can see north to the coast near Blyth and the Cheviot Hills. Cleadon Windmill and HILLHEAD FARM Field Water The windmill was built during the early 19th century. Tower It was used for target practice by an artillery unit during L I the 1914-18 war, was restored by Groundwork South Z

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E D I S I N N U S Old Man’s Garden and bridge Marsden Circular WalkSection 3 - back to the coast

Turn right along Marsden the wall and follow Old Quarry the path that runs at This site has a fascinating range of habitats including cliffs, the top of the old woodland and grasslands. The cliff tops support a host of quarry towards the magnesian limestone grassland wildflowers such as wild thyme, coast until you reach common rockrose and blue moorgrass. During the autumn the site Lizard Lane. Cross is a magnet for migrating birds and birdwatchers. the road and take the Be careful not to go too close to the cliff edge - it is very path between the steep! Caravan Park and the golf course, which will bring you onto the Coast Road just south of Marsden Rock.

FROM THIS POINT Follow the instructions detailed in the Coastal Walk, south from Marsden Rock. This Marsden will return you to the Rock car park at South Bents, LIZ to complete this AR D MARSDEN circular L AN SANDS route. E c D CARAVAN oa OA PARK sta rocky D R l w AR a shore DW lk E E NC cl PRI iffs 7% A 183 COA GOLF COURSE ST RO AD 9% Marsden Old Quarry

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