Northern Saints Trail to Durham Cathedral - The Angel's Way

Northern Saints Trails: The Angel’s Way – Seaton Sluice to Chester-le-Street – 30 miles, 3 days

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The start connects the England Coast Path and the new Way of the Sea at Seaton Sluice and goes via the Chapel of Our Lady at Seaton Delavel, before St Mary’s Chapel and Well in Jesmond Dene near Newcastle City Centre, where you visit both cathedrals.

Then you pass The Angel of the North before descending to the Team valley and use a railway path to reach Chester-le-Street.

Highlights

• Inspired by the stories of the A-Team of Northern Saints
• Lots of route options within a relatively compact geographical area
• County Durham and Northumberland’s open landscapes
• Durham being a keystone of these routes

Holy Places on the Northern Saints Trails that are mentioned in Britain’s Pilgrim Places book:

• ‍‍Hartlepool
• Escomb
• Durham
• Newton Hall / Finchale Priory
• Chester-le-Street
• Monkwearmouth
• Jarrow
• Tynemouth
• Newcastle