We are the Northallerton Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
This is a linear walk. The cars are parked at the end of the walk (Locomotion museum/cafe). We walk to the bus stops (two) to take us to the site of the coal mines ( Witton Park ) where the Stockton to Darlington Railway started. We follow the track all eight miles to Shildon, except in two sections where private ownership causes us to divert onto other rights of way. Apart from the privately owned sections there are only two obstructions:- A house near Low Etherley, and the bridge over the R. Gaunless has been removed in West Auckland.
Depending on number of people walking we may need to resort to car shuttling, where cars will park at the start (Witton Park). At the end of the walk drivers will be driven back to collect their cars.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL at:
https://www.northallertonramblers.org.uk/walking/walks-program.html
Main Street, adjacent to two soldiers Memorial (Bradford brothers born here). The only brothers to be awarded the Victoria Cross in WW1.
Locomotion Museum. Shildon.
