The sandsend tunnel is the longer of two tunnels being 1,652 yards 0. Heading along the coast and then inland to pass through the quiet villages of goldsborough and kettleness before taking the coastal path back to sandsend. Whitby, redcar and middlesbrough union railway wikiwand. Sandsend tunnel is a tunnel on the former whitby, redcar and middlesbrough union railway. Runswick bay walk sandsend walk cleveland way north. Sandsend railway station was a railway station on the whitby, redcar and middlesbrough union railway. Sandsend tunnel being the longer of the two tunnels at 1,652 yards 0. To your right you will see the farm where the disused railway track is, and soon after you have passed the farm you will be able to rejoin the track. Search for and book hotels in kettleness with viamichelin. You emerge on to a very overgrown trackbed on the cliffs edge, ill continue along to the sandsend tunnel another day. Seatoller is a lovely detached property situated in a peaceful location in the small hamlet of kettleness six miles north of whitby. Kettleness tunnel sandsend tunnel grinkle park mine boulby mine prospect hill junction bog hall junction larpool viaduct grinkle tunnel grosmont.
Access to the south portal of sandsend tunnel is straightforward, as is the north portal of kettleness tunnel, but the respective north and south portals of these tunnels can only be reached by passing through the tunnels, as the track bed on the cliff face at holmsgrove is totally inaccessible. Kettleness tunnel was fine but on approaching sandsend tunnel it has collapsed taking a rather large tree with it. Get details on seatoller in kettleness near whitby, yorkshire with hoseasons. The quaint village of sandsend is only four miles away and is an ideal place for all the family with its awardwinning wide sweeping beaches rock pools and dramatic cliffs. These tunnels have perpendicular offshoots to the cliff face presumably used during construction. Take this track and walk along the clifftop footpath. Both kettleness, and sandsend are tunnels that should never have been. Water, mud, collapses, curved so you cant see daylight, etc. Long tunnel with all the elements needed to get the nerves jangling. However, the contractor got into financial difficulties, and by the time a new contractor had been appointed, much of the planned route had fallen into the sea, so sandsend and kettleness tunnels were built instead.
Looking southeast from kettleness down the coast towards whitby. Like its sibling neighbour sandsend, kettleness is a tunnel which never should have been. Look for a signpost for cleveland way, sandsend 3 miles. The photo sandsend, kettleness point 1925 appears in this book more about this scene caption for sandsend, ness 1925.
It was situated on the middlesboroughwhitby coastal line. Theres an old railway station on the one road out of kettleness which was connected to sandsend and whitby by the disused track we walked on earlier. The website forgotten relics has a detailed history of the two tunnels as well as emphasising the extreme danger involved in risking an exploration of the site. Other railway and industry locations kettleness tunnel sandsend tunnel grinkle park mine boulby mine prospect hill junction bog hall junction larpool viaduct grinkle tunnel grosmont ironworks grosmont tunnels. Kettleness railway tunnel hidden teessidehidden teesside.
We skirted above landslip bays where dense undercliffs of heather and grass never see a human footfall, and turned back inland through fields corrugated with medieval ridgeandfurrow. Kettleness is situated close to the cliff between runswick bay and sandsend and one misty day two men looked out from the cliffs into the murky sea. Two tunnels were constructed, sandsend tunnel 1652 yards and kettleness tunnel 308 yards. The walk is an undulating route along the cliffs with stunning vistas at several points. Kettleness tunnelthe devils head portal derelict places. Whitby, redcar and middlesbrough union railway wikipedia. Like its sibling neighbour kettleness, sandsend is a tunnel which never should have been. The old village also slipped into the sea in 1829 but it was gradual and allowed the villagers time to leave. Situated in sandsend s exclusive and beautiful valley, the cottage is a truly gorgeous period property with great character and beamed ceilings, offering excellent, very comfortably furnished accommod. The rail line that ran through it was originally intended to travel along the top of the cliffs, however some of the cliff fell into the sea whilst construction was suspended so the ner constructed two tunnels, the sandsend tunnel and the kettleness tunnel. There are 3 ways to get from whitby to kettleness station by bus, taxi or car.
Sandsend tunnel is a real jekyll and hyde of a tunnel fantastically dark, dry and sooty for the first half which makes photography hard as it soaks up all the light you can throw at it then lighter but muddier, wetter and grimmer for the last half leading up to the south portal. The whitby loftus line was ready for use on 3rd december 1883, 2 12 years behind schedule and the first train left whitby station. A few hundred yards up the road lies an old chapel with a stylishly patterned slate roof. Kettleness tunnel at 308 yards long is dwarfed by its near neighbour sandsend tunnel. Photo of sandsend, kettleness point 1925 francis frith. The sandsend trail, a sunday afternoon welly walk near whitby. Sandsend staithes the last of which was no less than 152 feet tall and had a wind gauge fitted where trains had to stopped if the bell was ringing. Read book the abandoned western cascade mountain railroad. Looking ahead to the southern portal, the other curve can be seen. The southern portal of the sandsend tunnel is bricked up and it can only be accessed via the northern portal of the kettleness tunnel by walking through the kettleness tunnel and the area between the tunnels which is overgrown with grass and trees.
See inside the secret underground ghost railway tunnels. East new york freight tunnelabandoned platformstationnyc. At roundabout take 3rd exit onto a171, travel towards sandsend, turn right onto a174 and left onto goldsborough lane then turn left again into kettleness. The railway is also known as the whitbyloftus line. Seatoller in kettleness near whitby, yorkshire book. The tunnel is curved s shaped and there is a point where neither portal can be seen. They were completed in around february 1882 and operated until may 1958. We found an abandoned railway tunnel that starts at kettleness and ends at sandsend in the north east uk. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. The tunnel itself is 1,652 yards long, which is only 100 yards short of a mile. How to get from whitby to kettleness station by bus, taxi. Starting from sandsend north yorkshire, a linear cliff top walk along the cleveland way to runswick bay, returning to sandsend via the local bus. Sandsend tunnel is a tunnel on the former whitby, redcar and middlesbrough union railway that was opened in 1883 and closed in 1958. Continue forward onto a19, branch left onto a172 heading towards middlesbrough, turn onto a1043 signposted whitby.
Marples rail cuts reversal what would i like to see. Cleveland way staithes to filey walking route routeyou. The course of the whitbymiddlesbrough line along the coast is marked in purple. The two smaller side passages running towards the sea are also marked in white. This contemporary property has been finished off to an extremely good standard with attention to detail in every room and provides excellent accommodation for couples or families looking to explore this beautiful coastline. The station is now used as an outward bound centre. Five steel tubular viaducts were erected on the line at upgang 330 ft long, 70 ft high with 6 spans, newholm bank 330, 50, 11, east row 528, 30, 8, sandsend 268. We will also be looking at the history of some of the. Walk from sandsend to runswick bay along the cleveland way. The whitby, redcar and middlesbrough union railway wrmu was a railway line in north yorkshire, england, built between 1871 1883, running from loftus on the yorkshire coast to the esk at whitby, and connecting middlesbrough via previously built lines in cleveland to whitby. Sandsend tunnel kettleness tunnel prospect hill junction bog hall junction larpool viaduct grosmont ironworks grosmont tunnels grosmont shed glaisdale ironworks quarries grinkle park mine iron workings boulby mine ironworks possible site grinkle tunnel. Sandsend tunnel was cut through the headland instead.
A clifftop walk from sandsend to kettleness and back. Kettleness is a relatively short tunnel at 308 yds long, it is however steeply curved and excellent for photography. Walk to kettleness from sandsend ness along railway. Just noticed your post, i believe the third picture is apart of a side tunnel for the now disused kettleness railway tunnel or could be apart of the sandsend tunnel. The site of some of the coastal industrial workings at kettleness where there was an alum works. Runswick bay to robin hoods bay yorkshire coasting. In particular, the view from kettleness towards the sweeping bay at runswick has to be one of the best views on the yorkshire coast.
At kettle ness point you see right across to the village of runswick bay. View topic kettleness mines uk mine exploration forums. The coast walk from sandsend to runswick bay is about 4 and a half miles in length. I was still taking basic snaps then, not having started this site, so my pics are a bit crap. Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. Sandsend staithes whitby west cliff whitby sleights whitby 1st ruswarp grinkle grosmont grosmont lealholm egton glaisdale loftus. Kettleness kettleness tunnel is situated above the coastli flickr.
It was opened on 3 december 1883, and served the villages of sandsend and lythe. Yet another stiff, steep ascent took me back to the cleveland way and to the headland of kettleness another area of past industry this time alum and jet. Kettleness hotels hotel booking in kettleness viamichelin. This part of the coastline is known locally as the. This tunnel connects sandsend to kettleness and was closed due to falling passenger numbers, it is closed off from the public with a brick wall and a hatch that you can peer into if you dare. The red pantiled roofs of kettleness hamlet rose high above the bulbous snout of kettle ness, eroded by alum mining to a blunt stump of land. The main draw of this walk for us is the abandoned sandsend train tunnel, that had its last train travel through it in 1958. The new line served stations at whitby town, whitby west cliff, sandsend, kettleness, hinderwell, staithes, easington renamed grinkle in april1904 and loftus. The tunnel at grinkle is not on the same scale as kettleness and sandsend.
The rail line that ran through it was originally intended to travel along the top of the cliffs, however some of the cliff fell into the sea whilst construction was taking place, so north eastern railway constructed two tunnels, the sandsend tunnel and the kettleness tunnel. The kettleness tunnel is located inland and is now hidden from plain sight within farming fields, but its there if you take the time to look. Country walk from sandsend to kettleness york press. Kettleness tunnel was built by the north eastern railway in 1883 and closed in 1958. In this extra long edition, we we taking a complete walk through the. Return to sandsend tunnel hidden teessidehidden teesside. The village of kettleness succumbed to disaster on 17 december 1829 when the cliff broke away and the houses and alum works fell into the sea. The section ran from whitby to loftus, where it joined the ner middlesbrough loftus route head on. In this extra long edition, we we taking a complete walk through the kettleness and sandsend railway tunnels, outside of whitby in the uk.
Northern rail, nymr, pickering, sandsend tunnel, scarborough, scarborough to whitby, transpennine, whitby, whitby redcar and middlesbrough union railway, whitby west cliff. After about a mile of walking we arrive at the partially brickedup entrance to the railway tunnel there were actually a couple of tunnels on this particular stretch of line another arch can be seen on the undercliff face from the clifftop path further on, the other end of it is easy to see from our path nearer kettleness at grid ref 838 154. Woodsmith project is developing the worlds largest and highest grade deposit of polyhalite, utilising the ores unique multinutrient and multiproduct potential to supply balanced fertilization throughout the world sandsend kettleness tunnel. If you havenet already been through the sandsend tunnel which is 1 mile long id advise.
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