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Coast to Coast Cycle Route
"The Sea to Sea (C2C) cycle route was developed by Sustrans in partnership with various Local Authorities, Groundwork West Cumbria, North Pennines Tourism Partnership, Forest Enterprise and the Lake District National Park amongst others. The route was opened in 1994 running from Whitehaven on the west coast of Cumbria to the North East coast at Sunderland, and has an average of between 12,000 and 15,000 cyclists completing the route every year (and literally hundreds of thousands of other doing shorter sections). According to Sustrans this is developing around £12 million a year for the local economy. The C2C starts in the former coal mining and industrial lands of West Cumbria, travels through the stunning scenery of the northern Lake District and heads into Keswick before passing through Penrith and the Eden Valley with its lush valleys and sandstone villages. It then starts the climb up to Hartside and onto the unspoilt Northern Pennines – the roof of England. There then follows an undulating ride as the C2C meanders through old lead mining villages, such as Nenthead and Rookhope, and down into the Durham Dales before entering the old steel town of Consett. From here it’s an easy ride through one of Britain’s old industrial heartlands to the North Sea and Sunderland. There is also the option of starting at Workington, St Bees or Maryport and/or finishing at Tynemouth." (C2C Route website)
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Waskerly Way Railway Path
- PDF leaflet including maps and pictures. "The Waskerley Way is a beautiful route passing through a varied
landscape; from urban fringe through to upland sheep farms and then on to …
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Consett
- Overview About Consett Map Street View Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about 14 miles southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to …
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Rookhope
- Overview About Rookhope Map Street View Rookhope is a village in the Pennines in County Durham, in the past the area was associated with lead mining and fluorspar mining. Rookhope is …
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Sunderland
- Overview About the City of Sunderland Timeline Map Street View The City of Sunderland is located in Tyne and Wear, in the North East England. The former Metropolitan Borough of …
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Tynemouth
- Overview About Tynemouth Map Street View Priory & Castle Pier & Lighthouse Collingwood Monument Watch House Tynemouth Station Long Sands Outdoor Pool Black Middens Tynemouth Plaza Front Street Tynemouth is …
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'C' Sculpture, Roker
- Sculpture by Andrew Small (2010) in Roker situated to celebrate the arrival in Sunderland of cyclists completing the final two kilometres of the C2C route. The sculpture frames Roker Lighthouse …
from http://www.durham.gov.uk/medi…
Waskerly Way Railway Path
- PDF leaflet including maps and pictures. "The Waskerley Way is a beautiful route passing through a varied
landscape; from urban fringe through to upland sheep farms and then on to …
Added by
Peter Smith
Co-Curate Page
Consett
- Overview About Consett Map Street View Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about 14 miles southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to …
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Rookhope
- Overview About Rookhope Map Street View Rookhope is a village in the Pennines in County Durham, in the past the area was associated with lead mining and fluorspar mining. Rookhope is …
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Sunderland
- Overview About the City of Sunderland Timeline Map Street View The City of Sunderland is located in Tyne and Wear, in the North East England. The former Metropolitan Borough of …
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Tynemouth
- Overview About Tynemouth Map Street View Priory & Castle Pier & Lighthouse Collingwood Monument Watch House Tynemouth Station Long Sands Outdoor Pool Black Middens Tynemouth Plaza Front Street Tynemouth is …
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'C' Sculpture, Roker
- Sculpture by Andrew Small (2010) in Roker situated to celebrate the arrival in Sunderland of cyclists completing the final two kilometres of the C2C route. The sculpture frames Roker Lighthouse …
