A short and easy walk around Haswell

By car: From Durham take the B1283 through Sherburn Hill.  Turn left at Haswell Plough and left again at Haswell. From the A19 turn off onto the B1283 at Easington then take the B1280 to Haswell. Parking is available at laybys all along Front Street.

By bus: Arriva bus service 24 between Durham and Sunderland serves Haswell

[1] Walk north along Front Street and turn right into Pesspool Lane (opposite a child's play area).  Cross the road to use the pavement on the far side.

[2]  Follow the lane for about half a mile to reach the disused railway cycle track.  Turn right, noting the sadly damaged information board on the right.

[3]  Continue down the track until a double gate is reached (Hall Lane).  Go through the first gate and turn right to cross the stile to the right of the gate now in front.  Walk along to Pesspool Hall.

[4]  Use the narrow metal gate to the right of the main gate in front of the Hall and walk through the farmyard through 3 more black metal gates, bear left in front of the single story Pesspool Hall farmhouse and follow Hall Lane back to Haswell.  At the main road (B1280) turn right onto Front Street.