Middlesbrough to Seaham
KC3 ECP Leg Number 55 and 56a
12th August 2023 – 14th August 2023
35.0 official miles
35.2 miles walked
Guest walkers:
Ani The Dog
Just over 35 miles from the Transporter Bridge, near to Middlesbrough station, along the south bank of the Tees, across Newport Bridge, and then a long (and quite tedious) stretch along the road back to the north side of the Transporter Bridge, then more roadside walking all the way to Seaton Carew and Hartlepool. Heading out of Hartlepool, more roadside to reach The Headland
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How we approached this leg
We completed this leg over three days - on day 1, following an overnight in Leeds and an early start, we drove around 1.5 hours to Hartlepool Station, from where we caught the train to Middlesbrough and walked just over 16 miles back to Hartlepool Marina. On day 2, we walked from the marina, around The Headland, and on up the beach and then the cliff tops as far as Horden, from where we caught the train back to Hartlepool. On day 3 we caught the train up to Horden, resumed the walk north as far as Seaham - a combination of very wet weather and overgrown, in some place impassable, paths, meant we had to stop early, some 7 miles short of our intended destination of Sunderland.
Where we stayed
Hartlepool - we stayed in the new marina area, which has a variety of bars and restaurants.
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Places to stop
Hartlepool Marina
We stayed near the marina - a reasonable selection of bars and restaurants nearby
Casa Del Mar - Hartlepool Marina
Tapas bar and restaurant - we ate here on our first night - tasty food
Jacksons Wharf - Hartlepool
Pub food with nice looking outside area - we were the only folks in the whole place on Sunday night, which is turns out is very quiet in Hartlepool - it was one of the few places we could find that was open for dinner.