Durham / Chester-le-Street

[Uncle Buck]

Cannot believe I am asking this, but having just booked up the trains to get to a few days of the Durham v Sussex game, it dawned I know nothing about that bit of the North East.

Has anyone been up there for cricket or stayed in Chester-le-Street where the ground is, or Durham up the road?

Does not seem to be much in Chester-le-Street.

Thanks.

 

[Trigger]

Have you tried this... http://85.234.132.19/showthread.php?t=95857

Usually rather helpful

 

[NS Herald]

Cannot believe I am asking this, but having just booked up the trains to get to a few days of the Durham v Sussex game, it dawned I know nothing about that bit of the North East.

Has anyone been up there for cricket or stayed in Chester-le-Street where the ground is, or Durham up the road?

Does not seem to be much in Chester-le-Street.

Thanks.

Yep. Saw back to back odi's between Zimbabwe v WI and England v WI a few years ago. Bloody freezing and stayed in a B&B in a village called No Place .... long story..... but the beer was good

 

[Uncle Buck]

Have you tried this... http://85.234.132.19/showthread.php?t=95857

Usually rather helpful

Well he never answers any questions...

 

[Timbo]

Brian Robson was born in Chester Le Street, you could ask him.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Brian Robson was born in Chester Le Street, you could ask him.

He has the same birthday as me.

 

[Timbo]

He has the same birthday as me.

Freaky.

I share mine with Linda Lusardi, maybe she knows?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Freaky.

I share mine with Linda Lusardi, maybe she knows?

Well you never know....

 

[The Large One]

Cannot believe I am asking this, but having just booked up the trains to get to a few days of the Durham v Sussex game, it dawned I know nothing about that bit of the North East.

Has anyone been up there for cricket or stayed in Chester-le-Street where the ground is, or Durham up the road?

Does not seem to be much in Chester-le-Street.

Thanks.

Try Multimap. It looks like it's only 400 yards or so from railway station to cricket ground.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Try Multimap.

Well I checked Beer in the Evening and there seem to be 7 pubs listed in Chester-le-Street, opposed to 25 plus in Durham...

 

[North East Seagull]

There is not that much to see or do in Chester-le-Street, it is only a small town. Durham is probably a better place to stay and is good for a drink. Newcastle isn't far, better choice of hotels, restaurants etc and is only 10 mins on the train from Chester-le-Street. I think Newcastle to Chester-le-Street was about £4 return when I went down to the test against West Indies. Fair walk from station to Riverside but not too bad on a nice day.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

It's MUCH more than four hundred yards. It's a twenty minute walk. I would stay in Newcastle or Durham, both of which are bloody ace and a short train ride away.

 

[fork me]

Cannot believe I am asking this, but having just booked up the trains to get to a few days of the Durham v Sussex game, it dawned I know nothing about that bit of the North East.

Has anyone been up there for cricket or stayed in Chester-le-Street where the ground is, or Durham up the road?

Does not seem to be much in Chester-le-Street.

Thanks.

I went to a week long course in Durham a few years back. Fantastic place, lots of very good watering holes. Very cheap beer.

The Shakespeare is worth a visit just to see it. Must be one of the oldest pubs I've ever been in. Lots of tiny rooms.

The Market (on the old market square) is popular.

There's also some good new (but not as cheap) bars around the riverside.

Piece of trivia, Durham had the country's very first congestion charge. On a tiny bit of old road by the castle in the oldest part of the city. Just to discourage cars there.

Fork Me

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

chester-le-street is a small market town really

don't stay there, stay in newcastle, trains are cheap and frequent