We are the Chester-le-Street Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Dennis Draper
Cox Green / Penshaw Monument
A 5 mile, moderate, walk starting and finishing at the Old School House restaurant Coxgreen Road, SR4 9JP. Parking at the attached car park. The Old school house has a very comprehensive menu
We head south east to the woods below Penshaw Monument and arrive to see beautiful views 360 degrees, this ancient Monument was built in 1844 by 1st Earl of Durham and on a clear day the Cheviot hills can be seen, and also try to spot the spire of Durham Cathedral . We continue on a downward decent to the River Wear and along the Weardale Way in Eastward direction taking in the views before taking our path back to the Old School House where good food awaits you.
Directions: From Chester le Street, take the A183 to Penshaw. Carry on past Herrington Country Park on your right. Shortly after the A183 becomes a dual carriageway, look out for a narrow road on the left, signed for Offerton and Cox Green (this is Foxcover Road). Go down the hill for just under a mile and look out for the entrance to the car park on your left, just before Coxgreen Road.
9.50am for 10.00am departure at The old Civic Centre car park, Chester le Street, DH3 3UA
10.30am at The Old School House restaurant, Coxgreen Road, SR4 9JP What3words: exchanges.bunny.runs
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