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Easington Colliery sits on a high point of the Durham coast, just a short distance north of Peterlee. The village was built around the pit, which closed in 1993, and its history is still visible in the layout of the traditional terraced streets that look out toward the North Sea. Today, the former colliery site has been reclaimed as a nature reserve, forming part of the Durham Coastal Path; it’s a rugged landscape of limestone cliffs and grasslands that has seen a massive environmental recovery since the days when the beaches were known for coal waste. Practically, the village is well-placed for getting around the North East, with the A19 nearby providing straightforward links to Sunderland, Durham, and Teesside. While it retains a quiet, residential feel, it serves as a gateway to the Heritage Coast, where the steep wooded denes - narrow coastal valleys - meet the sea.