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Jun 13, 2024 · Chester-le-Street Masonic Centre are holding their annual beer festival from Thursday 27 June to Sunday 30 June with 16 beers and 8 ciders on sale over a 4 day weekend. The Festival has become an annual event since the first one was held in 2017 – to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Grand Lodge.
According to one strand of historical records it is claimed that in AD 882 after around seven years of wandering the North, the carriers of St Cuthbert’s coffin were granted land at what is now called Chester-le-Street by a Viking king called Guthred.
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The history of Chester le Street starts with the Roman fort of ‘Concangis’, which was built around AD 122. Naturally, the fort was situated adjacent to the Roman Cade’s Road (now Front Street) and close to the River Wear. Ships were able to navigate the Wear to reach the fort with valuable supplies to support the Roman occupation. Given its strateg...
In the 1950s, Chester-le-Street’s town centre was by-passed. ‘Front Street’ which had been so important in the town’s history, forming part of the A1, the main arterial road from London to Edinburgh, was re-designated as the A167. In the 1970s, the A167 was partly re-routed to form a bypass road itself and partly incorporated into the new A1(M) mot...
Chester Burn Viaduct
The impressive brick-built viaduct is situated just to the northwest of the town centre, dominating the skyline. It was opened in 1868, for the North Eastern Railway Co., bringing the train to Chester-le-Street. It now carries the East Coast Main Line, the main railway from Newcastle to London. The viaduct consists of 11 semi-elliptical arches, each 60 feet (18 m) wide and 90 feet (27 m) high, with a total length of around 750 feet (230 m). It takes its name from Chester Burn (aka Cong Burn),...
Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle was built in 1388. It sits upon the eastern bank of the River Wear and overlooks the town and The Riverside Park. Today the castle is a 73-bedroomed hotel, which many believe is haunted. In 2019, the castle teamed up with Escape Rooms Durham to offer a live Escape Game housed inside the castle’s old beer cellar. It tells the story of Lily of Lumley,who was supposedly thrown down a well in the castle grounds by two priests for rejecting the Catholic faith. Her ghost is said to fl...
Riverside Cricket Ground
If you’re a cricket fan then you might be in luck on your visit to Chester le Street. The Riverside Ground is a first-class county cricket ground and home to County Durham Cricket Club. The ground occasionally hosts international fixtures, mostly involving the England cricket team. The cricket usually runs end of March to the end of September and features first-class (3 to 4 days), 1-day and 20/20 competitions.
Riverside Park
Riverside Park has served Chester le Street as an entertainment venue since the 1930s. Children of all ages can enjoy some 5,000 sq. m of play area. There’s also a splash pad. The pleasant riverside walk also includes a stretch of ornamental gardens. The park is open every day of the year and has free admission. There’s also a kiosk which sells light refreshments.
Road
If you’re travelling by car, then the easiest way to get to Chester-Le-Street from London and the south is via the A1(M), and from Edinburgh and the east side of Scotland, via the A1/A1(M). A more scenic alternative for the 30 miles of your journey, if you travelling north, is to take the A167 from Darlington, which passes through Newton Aycliffe and close to Durham. If your travelling from the West, then the A69/A1/A1(M) is the fastest route but there are more picturesque routes off the A69.
Rail
Chester-le-Street railway station lies on the East Coast Main Line of the National Rail network, between Newcastle and Durham. It offers local connections and cross-country train services. The train operators serving the station are CrossCountry, TransPennine Express and Northern Rail. The station is staffed on a part-time basis by Northern Rail.
Bus
There are two operators that provide bus services in and around Chester le Street and to Newcastle and other nearby towns; Arriva North East and Go North East, the latter operating from the town’s original Picktree Lane bus depot. Buses leave Newcastle’s Haymarket Bus Station approximately every hour minutes for Chester le Street with an expected journey time of just over an hour. Long-distance bus services to and from Chester-le-Street linking with London and the rest of the country is opera...
A broad indication of prices for the most readily available types of accommodation in Chester-le-Street, based on 2 people sharing, are: Hotel: £70 – £100 Lodge/B & B/Guesthouse: £40 – £70
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History. Toponymy. The Romans founded a fort named Concangis or Concagium, which was a Latinisation of the original Celtic name for the area, which also gave name to the waterway through the town, Cong Burn. The precise name is uncertain as it does not appear in Roman records, but Concangis is the name most cited today.
Lumley Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near the city of Durham, and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] It is currently a hotel.
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Jun 30, 2022 · The Chester Le Street Masonic Centre Beer , Cider and Gin Festival will be taking place from Thursday the 30th of June right through the weekend until Sunday the 3rd of July 2022. Category. Other Events. Venue. Masonic Centre Station Road CHESTER LE STREET DH3 3DU. Website.
