The Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill near Blaydon
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Description
Details for visitors, heritage information, cafe & shop. "...Land of Oak & Iron covers 177 km2 of the beautiful and historic Derwent Valley & surrounding areas, including Consett, Rowlands Gill, Prudhoe and Whickham, making it one of the North East’s most rewarding & exciting areas to explore. The area was once a cradle of the Industrial Revolution, with a booming iron & steel industry. Abundant good-quality and accessible coal reserves led to the valley being heavily mined; waggonways, built to get the coal to market, criss-crossed the land. Nowadays, whilst industrial remains still scatter the landscape, nature has reclaimed the environment, creating a rich patchwork of woodlands, riverbanks & grasslands; attracting otters, deer & red kites. It is hard to imagine just how heavily industrialised the area once was. At the heart of the Land of Oak & Iron is the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill..." -
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Further information
Link: https://landofoakandiron.org.uk/
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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