Book : Chester-le-Street,
Peterlee, Seaham, Stanley, Crook, Consett (Streetmaster Street
Maps).
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Derwent Valley Railway Path, Consett. Enquiries to Durham County
Council, Environment, County Hall, Durham Tel: 0191 383 3594
The Derwent Valley Railway Path shadows the River Derwent for
11 miles between Swalwell and Consett, passing through the villages
of Shotley Bridge, Ebchester and Rowlands Gill. It passes through
woodland, meadow and along side ponds and riverside areas. In
addition there are two visitor centres, Swalwell and Thornley
Woodland.
Derwentcote Steel Furnace,
Forge Lane, Hamsterley, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, NE39 1BATel
:0191 269 1200 Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest
and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced
high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools. Production ceased
in the 1870’s and the furnace soon fell into disrepair.
Fortunately, in 1985 it was taken into the care of English Heritage
and carefully restored. About 5 miles north of Consett.
Beamish - The North of England Open Air Museum, Co. Durham Tel:
0191 370 4000. Visit the town, colliery village, farm, railway
station, Pockerley Manor and 1825 railway, recreating life in
the North East in the early 1800's and 1900's. Beamish Museum
is an open air museum where you can go underground in a drift
mine, visit the pit cottages, Victorian schoolroom, a Victorian
dentist and an old fashioned sweet shop. Step on board our trams
and we'll transport you into the past. www.beamish.org.uk. About
10 miles east of Consett.
Gateshead Angel of the
North, Durham Road, Low Eighton, Gateshead Tel: 0191 477 3478
The Angel of the North is Britain's largest and most impressive
sculpture. It stands near the A1 in Gateshead. Designed by Antony
Gormley, it weighs 200 tons, is 20- metres high and has a 54-metre
wing span. About 15 miles northeast of Consett.
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