RD 5 PRESTON PARK & MUSEUM, STOCKTON. SUN 15th NOV 09
We return back to this venue which has been used many times before in the past by the old ‘Durham Cycle Sport Club’. It was always a very popular venue as the grounds are very varied with a fantastic mix of all terrains including the ‘singletrack woods’. Alan has gone to great effort to put this venue back on the calendar and has plotted the course’s out ready (click on news section & scroll down). It is going to be a fantastic day out for all.
Directions – http://www.stockton.gov.uk/contact/loca … estonhall/
Preston Hall Museum and Park, Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees. TS18 3RH
From the South A19
Branch left, then turn left onto the A67 (signposted Yarm A67)
Travel 1.22 miles at roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Thirsk Road – A67 (signposted Stockton, Darlington) Entering Yarm
Travel 1.28 miles onto Yarm Road – A67. Entering Eaglescliffe
Travel 0.02 miles at traffic signals continue forward onto the A135
Travel 1.69 miles arrive at TS18 3RH, Preston Hall Museum on Right
From the North A19
After the Tees Viaduct take 2nd turning on left, then merge onto the A66 (signposted A66 Stockton, Darlington, Airport)
Travel 1.63 miles and continue forward (signposted Darlington)
Travel 0.53 miles onto the A66. Entering Stockton On Tees
Travel 0.88 miles branch left (signposted Stockton West), then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A135 (signposted Yarm, Teesside Airport)
Travel 0.39 miles at roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A135 (signposted Yarm, Teesside Airport)
Travel 0.55 miles arrive at TS18 3RH, Preston Hall Museum on left.
From the East A66
Follow A66 entering Stockton On Tees
Branch left (signposted Stockton West), then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A135 (signposted Yarm, Teesside Airport)
At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A135 (signposted Yarm, Teesside Airport)
Arrive at TS18 3RH,Eaglescliffe
From the west A66
Join A66 at Darlington (signposted Teesside)
Travel 6.80 miles then branch left, then at roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A135 (signposted Yarm, Teesside Airport)
Travel 0.39 miles at roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A135 (signposted Yarm, Teesside Airport)
Travel 0.55 miles arrive at TS18 3RH, Preston Hall Museum on left.
A few reviews on the venue – http://www.stockton.gov.uk/citizenservices/environment/parksandopen/countrysidesites/32277/
http://www.stockton.gov.uk/citizenservi … afeteespp/
http://www.stockton.gov.uk/citizenservi … 2277/tsgr/
“Preston Hall Park – Parkland popular with families, with its extensive picnic areas, well equipped and spacious children’s safe play areas, and a large outdoor aviary and pond. After all the exertion undertaken in exploring the many rambling riverside pathways, there is a much needed respite to be found in the cafe, adjacent to the children’s play area.”
“Butterfly World -For a complete change of climate why not visit Butterfly World? This tropical environment has been recreated to support the myriad of highly coloured butterflies on show here.See how these delicate and beautifully marked flying creatures evolve from those nasty crawling things.Explore the pathway as it winds among exotic plants between the tropical pools teeming with aquatic creatures.”
“Preston Hall Museum is set in 100 acres of beautiful parkland overlooking the River Tees. The museum has displays of art, armour and social history. Visitors can discover what life was like in the home since 1825 and stroll back in time along a typical local street of the 1890s where the museum’s resident traditional craftspeople can be found at work. As well as the museum, Preston Park also has a range of permanent attractions including exotic bird life in the aviary and wildfowl pond and many riverside and woodland paths. You can walk amongst hundreds of beautiful butterflies at Butterfly World, take a ride on the Tees Small Gauge Railway or boat on the river. There’s also a safe surface play area for children and a café.”