Picnic site at the former Ebchester Station
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Picnic site at the former Ebchester Station
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 28 Feb 2014
Constructed in 1867 and running from Swalwell on the River Tyne up to Consett, the Derwent Valley railway finally closed in 1963. The footway on the line of the old railway has been converted into a cycleway and forms part of National Cycle Network route 14. The former Ebchester Station operated from 1867 to 1953 and has now been converted into a picnic site. The interpretation board describes the role of Ebchester as a Roman fort (Vindomora) sited where Dere Street crossed the River Derwent.
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