Horden is a village on Durham's Heritage Coast and the coast path is ¾ mile from the station. Horden was a mining village until the colliery closed in 1987.
A Local Nature Reserve with a rich and unique group of wildflowers due to the underlying
magnesian limestone. There are good views along the coast from cliff top paths. Admission free.
Open anytime.
www.durham.gov.uk
A National Nature Reserve in a magnesian limestone gorge with steep cliffs. Its tangled landscape of trees and rocky outcrops is
a rare survivor of the wildwood that once covered much of Britain. The reserve is 3½ miles long. Admission free.
Open anytime in daylight.
www.gov.uk
County Durham's coastline has evolved from its industrial past to become a haven for wildlife.
There are great views from the cliff top paths and several wooded ravines add variety where streams have eroded the soft magnesian limestone.
The Heritage Coast stretches from north of Seaham to Hartlepool.
Parts of the coastline are cared for by the National Trust.
Open at all times.
www.durhamheritagecoast.org |
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/durham-coast
