Greetings! We live less than 10 minutes from Durham City centre by car, and about 20 minutes by bus.
Our house is tricky to find, because it has a name (Briarside) rather than a number (and we live before house no. 1, at what would be house no. minus 2). If you try to put the postcode (DH4 6PA) into a SatNav, it will take you about quarter of a mile down the road to a restaurant called the Italian Farmhouse.
Drive south on the A690. Cross over the A19 roundabout. You will pass several turnings. The road will go downhill, and under a bridge.
There is a turning on your left to East Rainton.
Shortly after, there is a turning on your right to West Rainton. Take this turning.
The road bends to the left, then take the turning on the right going downhill.
The road bends round to the right, then to the left. Go past the Italian Farmhouse (a restaurant)
The road bends round to the left, with a turning on the right. Follow the road round to the left.
You will reach a grassy area on your right, with a children's play area.
Opposite this is our house. There is a sign on the brick gatepost with 'Briarside, South Street' written on it. The house itself has an arched wooden front door.