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Photo of Tanfield Railway, a visitor attraction near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.

© Ian Knox / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tanfield Railway

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The Tanfield Railway reckons itself the world’s oldest railway, running its steam trains along a route with a section dating back to a coal waggonway of 1725. Its Marley Hill engine shed is the oldest anywhere still used for its original purpose. Trains run on set operating days through the wooded Causey valley, close to Causey Arch, and fares apply. A short but atmospheric ride, and a treat for anyone keen on early railway history.

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Photo of Causey Arch, a landmark near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Causey Arch

Landmark near Chester-le-Street

The world's oldest surviving railway bridge of 1726, a single stone arch high above the wooded Causey Burn.

1.4 km SW

Photo of Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, a visitor attraction near Chester-le-Street, County Durham, north east England.Iconic

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

Attraction near Chester-le-Street

Vast open-air museum near Stanley recreating northern life across the 1820s, 1900s and 1940s with trams and shops.

3.1 km S

Photo of Gibside, a Grade I registered house & garden near Wylam, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Highlight

Gibside

House & garden near Wylam

A Georgian landscape estate with a ruined hall and Palladian chapel by James Paine.

3.4 km NW

Photo of Angel of the North, a landmark near Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Angel of the North

Landmark near Chester-le-Street

Antony Gormley's rust-red steel angel, 20 metres tall with a 54-metre wingspan, watching the A1 into Gateshead.

5.5 km E

Photo along the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile National Trail running from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, England.Iconic

Hadrian's Wall Path

National Trail

Coast to coast along the Roman frontier, milecastle by milecastle.

6.3 km N · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

Photo of Tyne Bridge, a landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Tyne Bridge

Landmark near Newcastle upon Tyne

The great green steel arch of 1928 that frames the Newcastle skyline, forerunner of Sydney's harbour bridge.

8 km NE