COUNTY DURHAM RAMBLES - TOW LAW TO DURHAM
The route from Tow Law to Durham came about as part of my never ending quest to walk every public right of way in County Durham. Living as I do close to Bishop Auckland I realised I could catch the number 1 Arriva bus from Bishop to Tow Law, walk the 12/13 miles to Durham and get the bus back. On closer inspection of the map I saw a route which ran West to East via Low West House, East Hedley Hope and Stanley Hall Farm to the Deerness Valley Railway Path. It would then be a matter of following the former railway track bed via Waterhouses, Esh Winning and Ushaw Moor to Broom park where I would follow the Lanchester Valley Railway path north for a short distance before turning right and making my way via a combination of public footpaths and public roads to Durham bus station. One of my earliest memories of Tow Law was witnessing the surreal sight of a pair of motorbike handle bars and wing mirrors sticking up from a snow drift. If my memory serves me right this wa...
