W15: Lunedale and Bink Moss - NEW
Leave Station car park at 9.00am. Start at Hargill Bridge on B6276 west of Selset Reservoir (GR: NY 885 217, What3Words: ///incur.boomed.outgrown) at 10.00am. 8 miles. Moderate. £7
From Hargill Bridge, the route ascends along Hargill Beck and then Green Grain, following a track to reach the foot of Bink Moss. From there, we go “off piste” to the summit of Bink Moss, at 619 metres the high point of the walk, and on to Hagworm Hill (597m) where we pick up a bridleway. A further yomp follows, bringing us to Standards (598m), the final summit of the walk. From here the route descends along good tracks returning to Hargill Bridge.
W16: Discovering Industrial and Artistic Spennymoor and Ecclesiastical Bishop Auckland - NEW
Leave Station car park 9.15am. Start outside Spennymoor Town Hall (car parking to the rear) DL16 6DG (What3Words: ///tender.spoke.paths) at 10.00am. A special interest day with a walk of around 6 Miles. Easy. £7
This walk is steeped in the rich artistic, historical and industrial heritage of County Durham. Taking the Town Trail around Spennymoor we will visit many of the scenes that the acclaimed local artist, Norman Cornish, painted and made famous. His son-in-law, Mike Thornton, author of the definitive book on the artist, will be our guide for the first part of the walk. From Spennymoor, we will walk back through time along a disused rail bed to Bishop Auckland, and through the Deer Park of the Bishop's Palace. We can appreciate the enormous restoration that has taken place in creating a world class visitor attraction in Bishop Auckland. Our walk concludes at the Town Hall in Bishop Auckland where we will see the Cornish mural depicting the famous Durham Miners’ Gala. We will take the local bus back to Spennymoor to conclude the walk. Bring your bus pass if you have one.
W17: Swaledale - River Trust Discovery Walk - NEW
Leave Station car park at 9.15am. Start at layby just after the United Reform Chapel in Low Row (GR:SD 979 977, What3Words :///rewarded.plus.warblers) at 10.00am. 6 Miles. Moderate. £7
Our walk is led by a member of the team at the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust. This will be a walk and talk on the theme of rivers and wildlife, starting from near Isles Bridge just west of Low Row, following the River Swale to Gunnerside from where we climb up above the village to be rewarded with beautiful views of Swaledale. A ridge walk at the edge of the moorland is followed by a steady descent through fields and woodland before returning to our starting point. Please note there are some uneven paths and stiles, and a steep climb.
Supported by: The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust
H2: Wellbeing Walk: Akebar and Finghall - NEW
Start at the car park for Akebar Park Golf Club off A684 (GR: SE 191 906, What3Words: ///drips.longer.choppers) at 10am for 10.15am. 4 Miles. Easy. Free just turn up on the day.
This walk is part of the Ramblers Wellbeing Walks programme. Our walk takes us mainly along field paths and through woodland beside Leeming Beck and Burton Beck, before a steady ascent takes us across the Wensleydale Railway and into Finghall. We descend back to Akebar Park, passing the ancient church and burial ground and the site of a medieval village, on our way back to the start.
Supported by: Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Richmondshire
E16: Brink of Extinction- Megan McCubbin
Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, DL10 4DW| 7.30pm | £15 | From www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk | Bar, bookstall, disabled access
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