The Weardale Railway is situated in the western part of County Durham, UK. It leaves the national network at Bishop Auckland and runs west alongside the River Wear to Eastgate-in-Weardale, a distance of approximately 18.7 miles (30km). Passenger services currently operate on the section between Wolsingham and Stanhope.

Or use this O.S. map courtesy of Multimap: (drag the map or "right click" and zoom).

Currently we have reopened the section of line connecting Bishop Auckland, Wolsingham, Frosterley and Stanhope stations.

To reach us by road:

If you use SatNav you could use these postcodes:
Wolsingham Station  DL13 3BL      Frosterley Station  DL13 2SL      Stanhope Station  DL13 2YS

If you prefer traditional maps:
Get directions courtesy of Multimap by clicking Bishop Auckland,  Wolsingham,   Frosterley   or   Stanhope.

To reach us by public transport:
Northern Rail operate a service from Darlington as far as Bishop Auckland. See their full timetables here.
Weardale Motor Services operate buses between Wolsingham/Frosterley/Stanhope and Bishop Auckland station or Crook for connections to Durham.
Plan your journey here.