County Durham Ramblings

A fortnight after my battle with the Himalayan Balsam which was enough to put anyone off I was back out walking the next section of the Teesdale way. This was supposed to be from Dinsdale to Hurworth but actually ended up being Dinsdale to Darlington. Obviously as far as the Teesdale Way was concerned this was Middleton One Row to Blackwell on the outskirts of Darlington. This was also be the day when I said goodbye to the train after it dropped me off  at Dinsdale Station which was sad as once upon a time (pre 1964) I would have been able to utilise the railway as far as Middleton in  Teesdale. This was going to be especially annoying when the bus I intended catching at Hurworth failed to materialise as there also used to be a railway station there (Croft Spa) that was axed in 1969.  On arriving at Dinsdale Station my original intention had been to retrace my previous steps  down Middleton Lane to Middleton One Row only that went out of the window when I spied a nea...