Piercebridge Roman Bridge is the ruin of a Roman bridge over the River Tees, northern England. It is near the villages of Cliffe and Piercebridge, County Durham. The most recent excavations were by Channel 4's Time Team in 2009.
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Piercebridge Roman Fort
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2nd Visit 28th August 2024 - 4 Stars We went back to try again and then followed it by an amazing meal at the George down the road. This time it was a totally different experience. These are the bridge ruins but there are a lot of them and you can imagine the hustle and bustle of those using it to cross the River Tees. I liked it and would recommend a visit if you are in to that kind of thing which I am. And do not forget about the George pub and I recommend the 'Cow Pig' Burger oh my word topped with pulled pork. Incredible.
1st Visit 5th August 2024 - 2 Stars 2 Stars purely because we followed the brown tourist signs from the road showing "Roman Bridge" while on a buzz on the way back to Darlington from visiting the Winston "Spitfire" Bridge up the road. Not the best signage and not only ourselves but another couple were confused as much as we were. To be honest, if i had Googled it, we would have found it in hindsight. It's one to return to now we have more information. The bridge we crossed is obviously old, but not Roman and is a short distance from where we should have been over the bridge passed the pub on your left and further along to a decent...
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The signage for the bridge could do with some clearer pointers, we parked up at one place and walked down a track which stated it was private property with no entry, we drove further into the village and parked up in the George Hotel (now closed) car park and stepped over a stone stile at the far right hand corner, a short walk brought us to the ruins of the old bridge which was only discovered in the 70s, as the original flow of the River Tees had changed it's course to the present day position. There's some interesting history of the bridge and nearby Fort on You Tube which is worth a look...
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Its amazing to see this settlement looked after and kept protected for visitors, it is a Lovely little spot to have a walk to after visiting the Fox hole for a nice meal 👌🏻 which is located only 2 minutes away. After visiting this area not so far away was one of only a few roman Bridges to visit, Makes a great Sunday day out...
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