- Teesdale Way
The Teesdale Way is a long distance walk between the
North Sea coast ofCounty Durham and the CumbrianPennines inEngland . The walk is 100 miles / 161km in length, it links in with other long distance walks such as thePennine Way and the E2 European Walk betweenHarwich andStranraer .The Teesdale way ends in
Warrenby nearRedcar , having passed through the heavily industrialisedTeesside area, consisting ofMiddlesbrough ,Stockton-on-Tees andThornaby-on-Tees . This gives a great insight into the once proud ship building and industrial heritage of the North East.Between
Yarm andCroft-on-Tees the river goes through the meandering lowland section of theTees Valley . As the river heads downstream UpperTeesdale it passes through the historic settlements ofPiercebridge andBarnard Castle .In Upper Teesdale the walk makes a U-turn at Eggleston Hall, heading down the other side of the dale, back to Barnard Castle.
Thornaby andBasleton woods are connected to each other. They are located in Thornaby,Stockton-on-Tees .At six hectares, Thornaby Woods is a large area of ancient woodland and features trees such as
oak ,elm andwitch .Roe deer have been seen in and around Thornaby and Basleton woods.ights and attractions
Industrial Teeside
*Teesside Steel Works, Lackenby
*Riverside Stadium , Middlesbrough
*Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
*TheTees Barrage
*TheTees Other Barrage Nature reserves
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Haze Park Nature Reserve , Stockton-on-Tees
*Black Bobbies Field Nature Reserve , Thornaby-on-Tees
*Bowesfield Nature Reserve , Thornaby-on-Tees
*Bassleton Wood , Thornaby-on-Tees
*Gainford Spa Nature Reserve , GainfordWaterfalls
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High Cup Nick
*Cauldron Snout
*High Force
*Low Force Museums
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Great Holme Museum , Eaglescliffe
*Bowes Museum , Barnard CastleRuins
*Medieval village of Newsham
*Sockburn Church Ruins
*Castle Hill, Blackwell
*Baydale Chapel Ruins
*Gainforth Mill
*Piercebridge Roman Fort
*Piercebridge Roman Bridge
*Mortham Tower, nearGreta Bridge
*Egglestone Abbey
*Cotherstone Castle tately homes
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Rokeby Park , Whorlton
*Eggleston Hall Village churches
*St John's Church, Low Dinsdale
*All Saints Church, Girsby
*All Saints Church, Hurworth-on-Tees
*St Peter's Church, Croft-on-Tees
*St Edwin's Church, Coniscliffe
*St Mary's Church, Piercebridge
*St Mary's Church, Gainford
*St Andrew's Church, Winston
*St Mary's Church, Whorton
*St Romald's Church, RomaldkirkOther
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Butterfly World , Eaglescliffe
*Whorlton Lido
*Deepdale Aqueduct
*Octagonal Market Cross, Barnard Castle.ettlements
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Warrenby
*Dormanstown
*North Ormesby
*Middlesbrough
*Stockton-on-Tees
*Thornaby-on-Tees
*Preston-on-Tees
*Eaglescliffe
*Yarm
*Aislaby
*Low Worsall
*Middleton One Row
*Middleton St George
*Over Dinsdale
*Low Dinsdale
*Girsby
*Sockburn
*Neasham
*Hurworth-on-Tees
*Hurworth Place
*Croft-on-Tees
*Stapleton
*Blackwell
*Low Coniscliffe
*High Coniscliffe
*Piercebridge
*Gainford
*Winston
*Whorlton
*Barnard Castle
*Startforth
*Romaldkirk (returns to Barnard Castle)
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