Hahaha ! I haven’t even watched but the moment you mentioned the goat track … my stomach dropped and my heart went mad… I’ve walked(crawled on my hands and knees) up it…. Once! … I’ve bottled out of it a couple more times… there’s no way I would walk down it though… it’s terrifying 😂🫣…. Gonna watch the vid now… massive bigs up to you if you did that ❤🤘🤘🤘
Ah, the "goat path". As a kid there would be a dozen of us ambling down there with no thought for safety in the summer just to plod in the polluted sea (from the pit waste that was tipped all along the coast up to the 1980's). It was so bad you couldn't even see your toes when you were only ankle deep !! These days I still go down that path (in my 50's now) but with respectful caution. In the winter it's dangerous mud, in the summer it's dangerous loose soil/gravel and it's easy to slip but treat it with respect and it's the fastest way down / up It was always Boaty's bay for us kids or boatmans bay for older ones. Hawthorn hive was "smugglers cove" as legend had it there was a tunnel up to the top of the banks for smuggling
Wow, wow, wow just watched the video! I just was in awe of the way you got down and up there my vertigo was in meltdown just watching. Finds were fabulous 😍👌Thanks for a great watch 😊
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I'm terrified of heights and we had to turn off the camera at one point so my cousin could come retrieve me from where I was glued to the side of the cliff and couldn't move lol.
Hahaha sorry to spam comment ( it all helps the algorithm 😂) but my goodness… apart from the fact I had flashbacks and now probably will have nightmares 😂… what an amazing video ❤… it’s really given me the bug to get back there! … I’ll be walking round at low tide though 😂😂😂… looking forward to watching your other videos… you’ve definitely earned my subscription 🎉😂
Interesting. I've wondered a few times whether there was (still) a working path down to the beach from the level crossing (White Steps). I looked at it today, though I suspect it was the slightly more northerly entrance that I looked at. I just thought it looked too risky, unlike the path down the cliff from a level crossing just north of Hawthorn Dene which I climbed up today, and down on an earlier occasion. I just came upon your video when looking for information as to whether/when it is thought the railway is/will be under threat from coastal erosion. Haven't found any reference so far. This railway is one of the few alternatives to the ultra busy East Coast Main line (e.g. if there is a problem with it, or to send freight trains along). There is a campaign for the reopening of the mothballed (but, unfortunately track removed) Leamside Line from Ferryhill to Washington (Wearside) and on to Pelaw (South Tyneside), and I wondered whether if coastal erosion was a threat to the Durham Coast railway line this might create greater urgency for reopening the Leamside Line.
Never approach the bay from the top of the cliff. The land is very unstable and metres of cliff can drop at any time. This video clearly demonstrates the danger the women were in. Locals would never attempt such stupidity. To access the bay walk along the beach from the north as the tide is going out. Get the tides wrong and you will be stranded. This is a beautiful bay but please don't underestimate the dangers of access.
Thanks for the comment, but it was two experienced locals who showed us where to go (and we saw a third use the goat path while we were there), plus it was written up in Beachcombing Magazine. So apparently we're not the only stupid ones. Plus we made it clear in our video that nobody should attempt this (we will never do it again) and that the shore path is much safer as long as you hit the tides right.
Hahaha ! I haven’t even watched but the moment you mentioned the goat track … my stomach dropped and my heart went mad… I’ve walked(crawled on my hands and knees) up it…. Once! … I’ve bottled out of it a couple more times… there’s no way I would walk down it though… it’s terrifying 😂🫣…. Gonna watch the vid now… massive bigs up to you if you did that ❤🤘🤘🤘
Hahahah your face on that picture 😂… mine was like that … but with tears, greyer, and stuck to the floor 😂
Ah, the "goat path". As a kid there would be a dozen of us ambling down there with no thought for safety in the summer just to plod in the polluted sea (from the pit waste that was tipped all along the coast up to the 1980's). It was so bad you couldn't even see your toes when you were only ankle deep !!
These days I still go down that path (in my 50's now) but with respectful caution. In the winter it's dangerous mud, in the summer it's dangerous loose soil/gravel and it's easy to slip but treat it with respect and it's the fastest way down / up
It was always Boaty's bay for us kids or boatmans bay for older ones. Hawthorn hive was "smugglers cove" as legend had it there was a tunnel up to the top of the banks for smuggling
What a place to grow up, it sounds amazing. Thank you for painting that picture. I really enjoy visiting that area and hope to go back soon.
Wow, wow, wow just watched the video! I just was in awe of the way you got down and up there my vertigo was in meltdown just watching. Finds were fabulous 😍👌Thanks for a great watch 😊
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I'm terrified of heights and we had to turn off the camera at one point so my cousin could come retrieve me from where I was glued to the side of the cliff and couldn't move lol.
Hahaha sorry to spam comment ( it all helps the algorithm 😂) but my goodness… apart from the fact I had flashbacks and now probably will have nightmares 😂… what an amazing video ❤… it’s really given me the bug to get back there! … I’ll be walking round at low tide though 😂😂😂… looking forward to watching your other videos… you’ve definitely earned my subscription 🎉😂
Your comments brighten my day lol. Yes, it was super scary and I'll never do it again. 😊
Interesting. I've wondered a few times whether there was (still) a working path down to the beach from the level crossing (White Steps). I looked at it today, though I suspect it was the slightly more northerly entrance that I looked at. I just thought it looked too risky, unlike the path down the cliff from a level crossing just north of Hawthorn Dene which I climbed up today, and down on an earlier occasion. I just came upon your video when looking for information as to whether/when it is thought the railway is/will be under threat from coastal erosion. Haven't found any reference so far. This railway is one of the few alternatives to the ultra busy East Coast Main line (e.g. if there is a problem with it, or to send freight trains along). There is a campaign for the reopening of the mothballed (but, unfortunately track removed) Leamside Line from Ferryhill to Washington (Wearside) and on to Pelaw (South Tyneside), and I wondered whether if coastal erosion was a threat to the Durham Coast railway line this might create greater urgency for reopening the Leamside Line.
We did hear there was a big land slip in December, but haven't been back and don't know what it took out.
What is the dragon glass made out of? I Loved your video!!
It is still sea glass, it's just affected by ore that it was mixed with and when cooled at different temps, has amazing affects.
Never approach the bay from the top of the cliff. The land is very unstable and metres of cliff can drop at any time. This video clearly demonstrates the danger the women were in. Locals would never attempt such stupidity. To access the bay walk along the beach from the north as the tide is going out. Get the tides wrong and you will be stranded. This is a beautiful bay but please don't underestimate the dangers of access.
Thanks for the comment, but it was two experienced locals who showed us where to go (and we saw a third use the goat path while we were there), plus it was written up in Beachcombing Magazine. So apparently we're not the only stupid ones. Plus we made it clear in our video that nobody should attempt this (we will never do it again) and that the shore path is much safer as long as you hit the tides right.