Bede's way is a 12 mile walk linking the twin monastic sites of St Paul's in Jarrow and St Peter's at Monkwearmouth in Sunderland. The walk is split into 6 easily walked sections which can be walked individually or all together. So why not follow in the footsteps of pilgrims and explore the North East's religious heritage. This section begins in South Shields and finishes at Whitburn Hall passing Cleadon Hills and Windmill.
Calculated time: 1h25[?] 
Distance : 4.37km
Vertical gain : 46m
Vertical drop : 48m
Highest point : 77m
Lowest point : 28m 
Difficulty : Easy
Back to starting point : No
Walking
Location : Tyne and Wear
Starting point : N 54.962672° / W 1.414396° 
Ending point : N 54.949484° / W 1.366759° (D) From South Shields Community School. From the opposite corner of the roundabout (King George Road) take the footpath, there will be houses on your left and fields to your right.
Follow this path until you reach Sunderland Road, cross the road and continue following the track on the other side of the road. This path will climb up to the Cleadon Hills until reaching Sunniside Lane.
(1) Look up to see the Cleadon Water Tower then turn right and walk down Sunniside lane turning left following the public footpath (Whitburn 1.5 miles), continue uphill until you reach a gate in the wall to your right.
(2) Go through the gate and walk diagonally across the field towards the Cleadon Hills Windmill.
From the windmill walk to the corner of the field along the path which hugs the wall, head down to either stile/gate.
(3). The path splits here one path to the north and one to the south of the trees, take either path as the rejoin at the end of the trees.
Continue to follow the path, this will bend around sharply to the right, then the left, then right again, then left again following the edge of the fields, eventually reaching Well House Farm.
Continue to the road junction and turn right onto Wellands Lane.
(4) Walk down Wellands Lane until you reach North Guards, turn right then left into Sandy Chare.
(5) Whitburn Pond is located on this corner if you wish to see it otherwise, walk down Sandy Chare and then turn left into Front Street.
Continue walking, taking either Church Lane to continue onto the next stage or ending the walk at Whitburn Hall. (A)
Waypoints :
D : km 0 - alt. 31m - South Shields Community School
1 : km 1.11 - alt. 69m - Sunniside Lane
2 : km 1.32 - alt. 74m - Gate in Wall
3 : km 1.76 - alt. 68m - Gate/Stile
4 : km 3.5 - alt. 39m - Wellands Lane
5 : km 4.04 - alt. 29m - Whitburn Pond
A : km 4.37 - alt. 29m - Whitburn Hall, Front Street
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+6m
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0h40
Easy
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+6m
-9m
2h15
Easy
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+8m
-8m
1h20
Easy
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5.03km
+34m
-23m
1h30
Easy
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2.89km
+10m
-7m
0h50
Easy
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2.45km
+10m
-4m
0h45
Easy
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6.15km
+40m
-67m
1h50
Easy
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7.84km
+49m
-76m
2h25
Easy
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