Popular once for seaside days out, the coast at Horden was very badly scarred by the tipping of colliery spoil. It is now benefiting from the restoration of the 57 acre colliery site to rolling grassland, a recreation of the natural Magnesian Limestone grassland found just to the south of the village. The village is a product of the mining industry with the colliery named after a farm, at its peak the colliery employed over 6,000 men and boys

Horden spoil heap before and after reclamation

Location
Project Name
Horden Removal of Derelict Structures: Horden etc
Horden Horden Colliery Reclamation - Site Investigation
Horden Horden Colliery Reclamation
Horden Cluster G1 - Access and Landscaping at Warren House Dene
Horden Cluster H1 - Castle Eden Dene
Horden Interpretation Package (Castle Eden, Horden & Hawthorn Hive)
Horden Villages and Peterlee Town Centre
Horden Coastal Footpath - Blackhall & Blackhills Gill