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near to Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England
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Looking over the Derwent Valley
View to the SW from Shotley Station on the Derwent Walk.
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Houses, Shotley Bridge
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Shotley Bridge picnic area
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Bee keepers at Elm Park
Perhaps getting the hives opened for the coming spring.
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Summerhill House
Main building showing Summerhill house running alongside Elm Park Burn to the far left and Derwent Walk running through from left to right (Left to Consett and right to Swallwell).
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The former Shotley Bridge Station
Constructed in 1867 and running from Swalwell on the River Tyne up to Consett, the Derwent Valley railway finally closed in 1963. The footway on the line of the old railway has been converted into a cycleway and forms part of National Cycle... (more)
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Blossoming tree beside the Derwent Walk
Springtime view north along the old railway. Tree is a Flowering Cherry I think.
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Well dressed horse in paddock
The paddock within a field lies on the east side of the Derwent Walk. As winter approaches it's common to see horses dressed against the cold and damp but few are equipped as colourfully as this one.
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Shotley Bridge Station (as was)
Shotley Bridge Station on the Derwent Valley line opened in 1867, closed in 1953. It now forms one of the staging points on the popular Derwent Walk (National Cycle Network route 14) with a car park occupying the station site. The... (more)
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Bridge carrying B6310 over Derwent Walk
The Derwent Walk passes beneath the bridge, heading south on the old railway bed. The rectangular stones running away from the camera position are at the edge of what was the platform at Shotley Bridge Station.
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National Cycle Route 14
On a disused railway.
Looking south from the bridge on Elm Park Road.
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Rainbow over the Derwent Valley
A rather faint one, seen from the Derwent Walk, looking west. Also note the wind turbines; there are quite a lot along the valley now.
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