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Speaking as a Lanehead resident, thanks for the lovely footage.🙂

Ohh I know a lady called flipper swims up that way

great drone footage john thanks for the view my brother and me took some years ago.

Hey, great video. How do you access it on foot please, we want to be somewhere near on foot around 1:00 on your drone video? Where is a good place to park car?

Didnt you play croxdale folk club back in the day, circa 2008?

My pleasure Lots of happy memories. Many thanks for sharing the footage

Our family rented this property from Raby Estates for around 15 years between mid 1960s to late 1970s. In common with all Raby estates properties we were required to whitewash the exterior every couple of years. Renovations and upgrades made it a very comfortable weekend and school holiday retreat despite no gas or electricity and an outside toilet in front garden. Our understanding was that the house was originally built for the manager of the nearby lead mines in early - mid 19th century. On handing the property back it remained empty thereafter and was eventually stripped of materials which we believe were recycled amongst other nearly Raby Estate dwellings.

Outstanding footage. Your images really do the beautiful post industrial landscape justice. I love how the old mine workings blend with the "natural" landscape. (Which is probably more man made than most people think.)

Wonderful video John and great backing music. Gotta love the wilderness of the Durham fells

iIlove watching all your videos keep it up, I felt like Im walking and hiking in all these areas whilst watching

what a picturesque aerial video

Great to see you back on here with more great footage from our fabulous corner of the country.

Great footage and flying 👌

Hi again, I managed to get Christine Ruskin’s book today from the library. It’s a fantastic book and not only does it have a lot of Raine’s in that area there’s also a few other names I could be related to? Reed, Wearmouth etc this is going to take my research into the area much further than I first thought 😀 thanks again

Morning john. Welcome back mate .stunning and good editing as always. Those drones are amazing. Nice music. Ignore the bloke doesn't understand. Thank you sir .Old dave.

Hi john , I’ve been retired year now . I love watching your videos, there’s the beautiful landscapes that we all love but you don’t hide the industrial heritage,that to be fair I think we’re both proud of too. My UA-cam account is linked to my old gmail account which I don’t ever check , but I’ve seen your previous replies to my video comments, albeit 6 months later ( usually when I’ve forgotten my passwords ) Stay safe and keep posting our fantastic region warts and all it’s who we are . Nigel Ps bump into Uncle Duncan in Washington Asda now and then .

Great video John,good choice of music well done mate.

Hi John , once again a stunning video of our fantastic region, keep up the good work. Nigel ex NCD

Amazing views of the old mine workings, and across the bleak and beautiful moors, nearly fell asleep listening to the soothing music. Good stuff !

I have been to these before but now it just metal and grafrafi

A lovely song combined with a fitting video.

7 morons disliked this stunning footage? Why?

Hi John. Just seen your drone footage on TV...article on solo panels in a few fields. The residents won a argument on the dishes been put on the land..and they showed your drone footage flying over the fields Brilliant.mate old dave

Hi John. Is there anyway of contacting you by email? Would like to ask you about using this video

Its Feb 2024 & I'm sat in a hotel room in Mauritius to escape the heat outside (35°c!!) & I'm watching your footage of Weardale & Teesdale instead. Started going up to Hill End as a bairn & 50 odd years later I still go up there regularly, at least once a week I reckon, often more. I absolutely love that place, the whole area infact, and as with many of your flights John, a whole new perspective & appreciation of the area opens up when seen from above. Always love your music choices too. Anyway, re/ Mauritius - it's canny, though not really my thing tbh - it was wor' lasses choice. Me - I'd far rather be tramping round Hill End & Bolihope in the driech & drizzle any time so thanks again for posting this one up.

Great drone footage and lovely music too. Stayed at a cottage at Low Bollihope last autumn and must get back there again as the area is stunning and so peaceful. Thank you for reminding me.

great concept , but you need to soften the pan motions on both the camera and drone filght settings.....default are too jerky.... ua-cam.com/video/zEI6PCxFUZY/v-deo.html

What a stunning video. I believe the quarry was owned by my Great Great Grandfather, Octavius Monkhouse. The old church above the quarry was moved brick by brick to the current village location. Some lovely shots of Cowshill and the “new” church, with my family burial plot, plus the hotel where Octavius was the landlord at some point. Thank you so much for producing and sharing.

Thanks John, this was one of my favourite MTB training rides while I lived in Durham City, so many memories :)

What a beautiful part of our country it's a place I visit when the weather allows 👍👍 God's own country

I’m sure I’ve walked by as footpath close to it. Sad to look at from any angle and when I see these buildings i always wonder what is their story, why they were abandoned initially and how come nobody has developed the site? There are many of these scattered across our countryside, real shame imo.

I don't usually see things near Consett(where i live). This is a good video!

Great video. Didn’t realise that place was on our doorstep when I stayed at Lower Bolihope a month or so ago. Will definitely journey there again.

Beautiful footage John, as always. On Sunday I did a walk from Bowlees past Low, High and Bleabeck Force and then up Noon Hill and back via Howick Fell. A beautiful walk at anytime of the year. Cheers 👍

I used to help the Armstrong brothers who were tenant farmers at Gold hill, I believe they kept livestock here too and they also owned a farm called Brass Castle Coalburns near Greenside where I was brought up, so sad to see it like this.

its a stunning place that view right up the dale , what id call a bit of a dooer upper

The railway from Bishop Auckland and Tow Law ran through there and connected to the line to Rowley at Burnhill Junction. There was a station at Burnhill and a narrow gauge railway which ran into the munitions depot. The bunkers for the depot are still there. It’s all private property.

Brilliant video havent done this one for couple year deffinitly going back

I watched the beautiful film made in 1960 of the High Mass at Ushaw, yesterday on UA-cam and then your video popped up on my feed. I blame the notorious Council of Vatican II for this decline. So sad, so very sad.

Wow

I can't find any information on the shooting other than this vid.

Your vids are great. From a Mini 2 user

Iys actually mesmerizing and simple 👍

Amazing mate.

This is now historically important footage; a significant part of the neglected areas seen here, have been subject to serious fire damage. Arson is suspected.

i found an interesting old text about high house supplying the durham mint with silver for a short while , your flight crosses over an area with a fault occurs on geological linear data , at 3.20 the fault crosses the wood on the left hand side beggarside , cant find anything else on it sadly

This is hard to imagine that this was producing hundreds and thousands of roof tiles back in its heyday, and now look at it is like a ghost town.. It is so sad to see it like this.😢😔😞

Hiya, What a cool quarry! Did you know there is a band of scientific interest at this quarry! The ownership of the quarry has changed and is now a watersports venue as well.

Another hidden gem that I didn't know about, beautifully filmed as usual. Thanks very much for that John 👍

What a beautiful area...unfortunately this is to be covered in Grey 3m high Solar panels and 6 ft metal security/ deer proof fencing destroying the feeding and nesting habitat for red listed birds and pleasant walk ways for residents of Burnhope and beyond. Durham County Council and local land owners need to lower their heads in shame but when money is involved morals go out of the window. So sad !