Necklace Park Walks
November
Wed 4 Nov 10am 6 hrs
Weardale Way: Finchale to
Shincliffe
12 miles MEDIUM/LONG
Bill Gallon - Voluntary Countryside
Ranger
Start: Park on roadside verge above
Cocken Wood, on Cocken Road,
between Leamside and Plawsworth.
GR NZ297473 OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: No suitable service
Thurs 5 Nov 1.30pm2.5 hrs
Walking over the Wear
4 miles EASY
ChrisWiltsher - Voluntary Countryside
Ranger
Start: Pennyferry Bridge, behind The
Sands main car park,Durham City.
GR NZ273426 OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus or train to Durham
Tues 24 Nov 10am 2 hrs
Photography walk: Around the
racecourse
Up to 16 furlongs (2 miles) EASY
Philip Nixon - Photographer
Start: Baths bridge, Durham City.
GR NZ278425 OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus or train to Durham
Thurs 26 Nov 6pm 1.5 hrs
Your County Record Office: an
introduction
Dawn Layland - Archivist
Start: Public entrance, County Hall,
Durham City, off A691. GR NZ267435
OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any train to Durham or bus to
County Hall
December 2009
Tues 8 Dec 10am 2 hrs
Photography walk: Durham in
monochrome
2 miles EASY
Philip Nixon - Photographer
Start: Londonderry Statue,Market
Place,Durham City, off A690.
GR NZ274426 OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus or train to Durham
Wed 9 Dec 10am 6 hrs
Weardale Way: Finchale to
Bournmoor
11 miles MEDIUM/LONG
Bill Gallon - Voluntary Countryside
Ranger
Start: Park on roadside verge above
Cocken Wood, on Cocken Road,
between Leamside and Plawsworth.
GR NZ297473 OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: No suitable service
Sun 20 Dec 10.30am 4 hrs
Christmas walk from Whitworth
Park
8 miles MEDIUM/LONG
David Spence - Voluntary Countryside
Ranger
Start: Park in Shaftos car park next to
lake, on Whitworth road between
Spennymoor and Page Bank.
GR NZ237344 OS map 93 Explorer 305
Buses: No suitable service
Fri 25 Dec 2pm 2 hrs
Death, Dirt and Disease in
Durham City
1.5 miles TOWN
David Butler - Local Historian
Start: Londonderry statue, Market Place,
Durham City, off A690. GR NZ274426 OS
map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: No service
January 2010
Tues 12 Jan 10am 2 hrs
Photography walk: Details of
Durham
2 miles EASY
Philip Nixon - Photography
Start: Outside Castle Gateway, Palace
Green, Durham City. GR NZ273423
OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus or train to Durham,
Cathedral bus to Palace Green
Thu 14 Jan 10.30am 4 hrs
Shincliffe circular
7 miles MEDIUM
Dara Dastur - Voluntary Countryside
Ranger
Start: Meet outside St Mary's church, St
Mary's Close. Park in Shincliffe village
with consideration. GR NZ291407 OS
map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus to Shincliffe, Rose Tree
public house
Sat 16 Jan 10am 2 hrs
Art walk: Sketching Durham
2 miles EASY/VILLAGE
Sophy Nixon - Artist
Wear warm clothing and you may like
to bring a bag or folding chair to sit on
Start: Houghall Woods parking area,
near sign for The Pump House
restaurant on A177. GR NZ286411 OS
map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus to Houghall College
Sat 23 Jan 1pm 2 hrs
Winter trees: identification and
mythology
1.5 miles MEDIUM
Simon Heney - Countryside Ranger
Start: Park on roadside verge above
Cocken Wood, on Cocken Road,
between Leamside and Plawsworth.
GR NZ297473 OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: No suitable service
Sat 30 Jan 10am 2 hrs
Art walk: Sketching Durham
2 miles EASY
Sophy Nixon - Artist
Wear warm clothing and you may like
to bring a bag or folding chair to sit on
Start: Bottom of Station Approach (the
bank leading to the Railway Station),
Durham City. GR NZ268426 OS map 88,
Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus or train to Durham
February 2010
Sat 13 Feb 10am 2 hrs
Art walk: Sketching Durham
2 miles EASY/TOWN
Sophy Nixon - Artist
Wear warm clothing and you may like
to bring a bag or folding chair to sit on
Start: Old Baths Bridge, Durham City.
GR NZ278425. OS map 88, Explorer
308
Buses: Any bus or train to Durham
Sun 21 Feb 10.30am3.5 hrs
Spennymoor to Sunderland
Bridge
6.5 miles MEDIUM
David Spence - Voluntary Countryside
Ranger
Start: Car park behind Spennymoor
Town Hall, James Street, Spennymoor.
GR NZ258338 OS map 93, Explorer 305
Buses: Any bus to Spennymoor
Thurs 25 Feb 6pm 1.5 hrs
Your County Record Office: an
introduction
Dawn Layland - Archivist
Start: Public entrance, County Hall,
Durham City, off A691. GR NZ267435 OS
map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any train to Durham or bus to
County Hall
Sat 27 Feb 2pm 2.5 hrs
Walking over the Wear
4 miles EASY
Chris Wiltsher - Voluntary Countryside
Ranger
Start: Pennyferry Bridge, behind The
Sands main car park, Durham City.
GR NZ273426 OS map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus or train to Durham
March 2010
Sat 13 March 10am 2 hrs
Art walk: Sketching Durham
2 miles EASY
Sophy Nixon - Artist
Wear warm clothing and you may like
to bring a bag or folding chair to sit on
Start: Car park off Belmont flyover on
A690. GR NZ291439 OS map 88,
Explorer 308
Buses: Arriva 50a, 50b to High Grange
Estate
Thurs 25March 6pm1.5 hrs
Discover Durham's Documents: a
hands on experience of using
Archives for local and family
research
Gill Parkes - Archivist
Start: Public entrance, County Hall,
Durham City, off A691. GR NZ267435 OS
map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any train to Durham or bus to
County Hall
Sat 27March 10am2 hrs
Art walk: Sketching Durham
2 miles EASY/VILLAGE
Sophy Nixon - Artist
Wear warm clothing and you may like
to bring a bag or folding chair to sit on
Start: HoughallWoods parking area,
near sign for The Pump House
restaurant on A177. GR NZ286411 OS
map 88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus to Houghall College
Sun 28March 2pm 3 hrs
A geological walk around
Durham City
3.5 miles EASY
John Burgess - Geologist and Natural
Historian
Start: Clayport Library, Millennium
Place, Durham. GR NZ 274426 OS map
88, Explorer 308
Buses: Any bus or train to Durham
For further information on all the walks listed above please refer to Country Durham, available from Durham tourist information centre.
