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places to go
Causey Arch Causey Arch is the world's oldest surviving railway bridge, contructed in 1725, it stands 80 feet above a wooded gorge. Directly along the arch runs the world's oldest existing railway. visitors can take a three mile steam journey through our beautiful countryside on the Tanfield Railway.
Derwent Valley Country Park This is a 12 mile rural walk along former railway lines from Consett to Swalwell, passing many picnic sites along the way.
Beamish Open Air Museum Beamish is one of the finest examples of this type of museum any where in the world, visitors can really see how life was like in a typical northern town in the early 1900s, well worth a visit
consett local
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