Industrial revelation: a walk through England’s Great Northern Coalfield | Walking holidaysBy James BennettJuly 2, 2025 The Great Northern Coalfield once provided the raw fuel that powered Britain through the Industrial Revolution. For over two centuries, coal from the mines of Durham…
‘The railway that got the world on track’: a walk through 200 years of history in County Durham | Walking holidaysBy James BennettJune 19, 2025 It was as strange a sight as you could stumble upon in the English countryside. As a muggy summer’s day began outside Shildon, County Durham –…