Great North Forest Causey Arch to Beamish

(S) From the car park take the path in the southwest corner to Causey Arch, passing the information board entitled Causey Arch Picnic Area. At the first fork bear left following the train track to Causey Arch station and the bridge.

(1) You will reach Causey Arch station. You will see an old wooden waggon. There is a noticeboard about the bridge here to. Take the path to your left to the platform and viewpoint then return to the waggon and cross the bridge.

(2) The footpath continues in a westerley direction. Ignore paths to your right, then at the fork keep left (south) towards Causey Burn. Follow this path through the woodland, keeping Causey Burn to your left until you reach East Tanfield station. Check this out if you wish.

(3) Cross the car park and turn left (southeast) onto the road. You will need to cross the road to use the footpath.

(4) After 400m cross back over the road and follow the public footpath along the field edge (northeast). The gate here maybe closed. The path emerges on Causey Road (A6076). Cross the road and continue on the path at the other side. This may be overgrown. Walk around the back of Mole Hill Farm. This track is called Boghouse Lane on some maps. Continue walking in an easterly direction. The path will bend to the right (southeast) before reaching Beamishburn Road via a stile.

(5) Turn left and take care walking as there is no footpath, turn right onto the public footpath through the gap in the wall. At the path fork, keep right and follow the path through the woods, initially east then south.

(6) You will eventually reach a path junction, continue straight ahead keeping left alongside the burn. This path will then turn southeastwards and emerge onto an access road, Turn left and then right and walk to the Eden Place Picnic Area (E)

Transport: Park at either Causey Arch car park or Eden Place picnic area/Beamish Museum if you are visiting. To return by bus, take bus 8 to Stanley from the Beamish Museum entrance and change to bus X30 towards Newcastle which stops near the Causey Arch car park.

Alteratively you can make this a circular walk incorporating a visit to Beamish Museum. From the Eden Place Picnic Area, turn left on the road to Beamish Museum, continue down this road to Beamish Hall passing Home Farm on the way. Continue past the entrance to Beamish Hall Hotel and follow the road around to the left at the end. Continue until you reach Beamish Burn Road, turn right and continue until you reach Causey Arch Inn, turn left and continue to the car park. This is approximately 2.8 miles and should take around 1 hour.

Facilities: There is a cafe at Causey Arch, Causey Arch Inn and a cafe at East Tanfield station. There is also the Shepherd and Shepherdess at Beamish along with the Stables at Beamish Hall Hotel. There are a number of eating outlets in the museum itself.

Accessibility: This walk includes dirt paths along the edge of fields and through woodland which can be very muddy in wet weather, and also one stile, so is not fully accessible.

Accommodation: The Beamish Hall Hotel and Beamish Mary in No Place near the end of the walk, and the Beamish Park Hotel is located near Causey Arch.

Tanfield Railway - visit one of the oldest railways in the world.
Causey Arch
Beamish Museum - step back in time to see how people lived in the North East over the last century.