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Take this route to combine visits to Locomotion, Cockfield Fell, the Weardale Railway. There's an opportunity for a spot of shopping and refreshments at the Durham Dales Centre in Stanhope and you will also see the Stanhope and Tyne Railway and the Waskerley Way.
Route Plan
Scotch Corner – A1 north – exit on A68 (signed Corbridge) – A6072 – Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon – A6072 – West Auckland – A688 (signed Barnard Castle) – Cockfield/Gaunless Valley (brown signs from A688) – Cockfield circuit – B6282 – Toft Hill – A68 north – A689 – Wolsingham – Stanhope – B6278 via Crawleyside – Edmundbyers - A68 south – Scotch Corner
Coach Timings
Scotch Corner - Locomotion/Shildon = 25 minutes
Locomotion/Shildon – Cockfield = 25 minutes
(Cockfield Fell circuit = 15 minutes)
Cockfield – Wolsingham = 25 minutes
Wolsingham – Stanhope = 10 minutes
Stanhope – A68 = 35 minutes
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Start with morning coffee near Bowes and explore railways in and around Barnard Castle. Finish the day at Locomotion.
Route Plan
This route is accessible for full size coaches.
Scotch Corner – A66 west – Thorpe Farm – west of Greta Bridge take right turn (brown signs for Rokeby and Egglestone Abbey) to Barnard Castle via Abbey Bridge – Barnard Castle – Bowes Museum – A67 (towards Darlington) – Winston – B6274 – Staindrop – A688 (towards Bishop Auckland) – Cockfield/Gaunless Valley – Toft Hill – A68 – A688 - West Auckland – A6072 – Shildon –A6072 - A68 – A1 north/south.
Coach Timings
Scotch Corner – Barnard Castle = 25 minutes
Barnard Castle – Cockfield Fell = 30 minutes
(Cockfield Fell circuit) = 15 minutes
Cockfield Fell – Shildon = 40 minutes
Shildon – A1 = 12 minutes
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Combine sightseeing and fine food with a spot of history and a ride on a steam train. This route takes in Teesdale and Weardale.
Route Plan
Scotch Corner – A66 west – Thorpe Farm – west of Greta Bridge take right turn (brown signs for Rokeby and Egglestone Abbey) to Barnard Castle via Abbey Bridge – Barnard Castle – B6277 - Lartington – Cotherstone – Romaldkirk – Mickleton – Middleton-in-Teesdale - B6282 – Eggleston – B6278 – Stanhope – B6287 via Crawleyside – Edmundbyers – A68
Coach Timings
Scotch Corner – Barnard Castle = 25 minutes
Barnard Castle – Middleton in Teesdale = 25 minutes
Middleton in Teesdale – Stanhope = 25 minutes
Stanhope – A68 = 35 minutes
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Start by riding the Wensleydale railway then tour Castle Bolton, Richmond Castle, Barnard Castle ending at Darlington Railway Centre and Museum to see the engine that opened the world's first passenger railway in 1825: Locomotion no. 1.
Route Plan
Leeming Bar (for Wensleydale Railway) – Leyburn –B6108 - Richmond – B6108 - Scotch Corner –A66 west – Barnard Castle – exit town via County Bridge onto B6277 - Cotherstone – Romaldkirk – Middleton in Teesdale – B6282 - Eggleston – B6278 towards Barnard Castle -A67 – Darlington – A1 north/south or A66 east/west
Coach Timings
Leeming Bar – Leyburn
(via Wensleydale Railway) = 40 minutes
Leyburn – Richmond = 25 minutes
Richmond – Barnard Castle = 40 minutes
Barnard Castle – Darlington (via Middleton in Teesdale route) = 1 hour 15 minutes
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