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Spennymoor: an easy accessible 1500m sporting walk through town

Difficulty Easy Access

Walking time 30 minutes

Length 1.7km / 1.0mi

Route developer: Filomena Solan

Route checker: Marianne Patterson

Start location Spennymoor Leisure Centre
Route Summary This is a short circular walk from Spennymoor Leisure Centre to visit the pretty Jubilee Park. Can be wheelchair friendly by avoiding the steps. Parking, toilets and refreshments are available at the Leisure Centre.
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Getting there

Parking is available at the Leisure Centre. This route is also accessible via public transport. From Durham, take Arriva bus no. 6, 6A or 56 or Go North East bus no. X20 or X21.

Description

[1] Start at the Leisure Centre and walk along the pavement to the right.

[2] Turn right at Frank’s Factory Flooring, walk past Aldi and then turn left onto High Street.

[3] Cross over High Street at Bailey’s Blinds then turn left over crossing and right into Oxford Road, walking towards the doctor’s surgery.

[4] Bear left into Dickens Street passing the Vets on the left, turn right onto Dundass Street then cross over Jackson Street and North Street.

[5] Enter Jubilee Park and walk straight ahead then bear right past the playground.

[6] Exit the park through the gates and walk past Elevate Church on Villien Street.

[7] Turn left at the Victoria Pub and walk down the street.

[8] Cross the road at the crossing near the Kings Head Pub then turn right into Festival Walk.

[9] Turn right at Kwik Save and go down the steps to the Bandstand.

[10] Cross High Street at St Cuthbert’s Hospice and walk back to the Leisure Centre.

POI information

A) Spennymoor Leisure Centre is home to a brand new state of the art gym, swimming pool with slide and wave machine and various different classes.

B) The club was originally formed in 1904 as Spennymoor United. They were six times Northern League Champions, four times winners of the old North Eastern League, on 16 occasions Durham Challenge Cup holders. They 18 times reached the FA Cup first round, twice the second and in 1937 at West Brom in front of a 23,000 crowd, the third. Spennymoor have since faced Wigan Athletic, Tranmere Rovers, Chesterfield & Rotherham United in the same competition.

They are now named Spennymoor Town FC since 2005 following the demise of both UniBond Premier Division club Spennymoor United AFC and Northern League Second Division club Evenwood Town FC. The FA have twice since declined bid to revert back to their old name of Spennymoor United.

 The 2011-2012 season brought success in the last game of the season where the  league title was  secured!

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    Town Hall. Spennymoor © Copyright Donald Brydon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
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