Hazlerigg Colliery and Havannah Drift Mine (Disused Railway Stations) (Real Filming Locations)

Photos by Warren Woodhouse. Camera: Nikon D3300 DSLR. Date: 26th February 2016

What’s left of the original tracks used to haul carts and small shunting trains at the former sites of Hazlerigg Colliery and Havannah Drift Mine.

Havannah Nature Reserve was created on the former site of the Hazlerigg Colliery and Havannah Drift Mine, which operated from 1892 to 1964 and 1950 to 1977, respectively. After the mines closed, the land was landscaped and eventually declared a nature reserve in 1998. The reserve is now a Site of Local Conservation Interest and is maintained by Newcastle City Council. In 2015, a housing estate was built on the northern side of the area and named Havannah Park. I’ve decided to take photos of what I believe might have been the original paths of the shunting tracks along with the mine shaft which is now a lake.

Photos credit: Warren Woodhouse / date: 26th February 2016

Camera used: Nikon D3300 DSLR

Rowley Station (Disused Railway Stations) (Real Filming Locations)

Originally opened as Cold Rowley in Stanley, County Durham, as a stop on the Derwent Railway route, located on the west side of the A68 on what is now the Waskerley Way cycle track which passes through the original station site, it was renamed to Rowley Station on the 1st July 1868, was fully closed on the 6th June 1966. By the 1970s, the station buildings had fallen into disrepair and by 1972, the station buildings were completely dismantled and reassembled at Beamish Museum, not too far from the original site. The reopening at Beamish was opened to the public in 1976.

Additional information can be found here: https://www.beamish.org.uk/explore-discover/rowley-station/

Further information about this station is available on Disused Stations. 😁

Photo credit: Warren Woodhouse - date: 16th October 2011 / camera: Panasonic SDR-S7

Original Station Location: https://www.google.com/maps?ll=54.8259,-1.866&q=54.8259,-1.866&hl=en&t=m&z=18

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Mafia: The Old Country Review (Reviews) (Game Reviews)

Review by: Warren Woodhouse

Rating: 6 stars

Review Date & Time: 27th October 2025 at 7:07 pm

A really great storyline and beautifully presented game, with cutscenes that make it feel like a film. The sprawling countrysides and small towns made it feel like you were in the early 19th Century. The game lets it down in various areas; I actually became lost in the towns, it felt like a maze and became very disorienting to navigate, not enough petrol/gas stations to use. The only other thing that lets it down is how slow the game is to heal Enzo even when using cover during fire fights, the knife fight moments are ill-timed… great story, characters, cutscenes and general aesthetics but the game lets it down in other areas. Not the best game of the year but certainly not the worst either.

Great Free to Play games worth checking out!! (Gaming)

Here is a list of some games that I’ve found recently that are free to play and don’t require PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass or any form of subscription service:

• skate.

• The Sims 4

• Train Sim World 5: Starter Pack Edition

• Maximum Football

• Lost Lands 1: Dark Overlord

• Crystal of Atlan

• Delta Force

• Let It Die

• Asphalt Legends Unite

• Fall Guys

• Fortnite

• Throne and Liberty (link to guide)

• Century: Age of Ashes

• Rocket League

• Rocket Racing

• Battle Ages

• Tower of Fantasy (link to guide)

• War Thunder

• World of Warships: Legends

• Sky: Children of the Light

• World of Tanks: Modern Armor

• Fishing Planet

• Roller Champions

• Vigor

• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt (will shut down in April 2026)

• Big City Stories (has shut down)

• Blacklight: Retribution (has shut down)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

• CRSED

• Apex Legends

• Destiny 2

• Genshin Impact

• Warframe

• Rogue Company (has shut down on the 30th January 2025)

• Dauntless (has shut down in May 2025)

• Beatstar (will shut down on the 31st October 2025)

• Country Star (will shut down on the 31st October 2025)

• The Cycle: Frontier (has shut down in October 2023)

• Rumbleverse (has shut down in February 2023)

• Gundam Evolution (has shut down in December 2023)

• Knockout City (has shut down in June 2023)

• Paragon (has shut down in 2018)

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Games that have Great Replayability

In my experience, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 4, The Sims (any of them, even the spin-offs like The Urbz - played that multiple times), Rollercoaster Tycoon (number 3 was my favourite) and Black & White, these games are great for playing multiple playthroughs with different play styles. I’m sure there are more but I’ll be here forever typing otherwise, so I’ll leave it there. New Game+ mode offers an extended experience of a game for those who want new unlockables, new story quests that are only available in New Game+, new locations added and more, so sometimes it’s worth checking out. I’ve listed below some games that feature New Game+:

• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Horizon: Forbidden West
• Far Cry 5
• Far Cry: New Dawn
• Far Cry 6
• Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
• Metro Exodus
• Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
• Days Gone
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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• Corroding: caused by acid arrow damage
• Shocked: caused by shock damage
• Burning: caused by fire damage
• Drenched: caused by purgewater ammo damage
• Plasma Blast: caused by plasma damage

North Woolwich Station (Disused Railway Stations) (Real Filming Locations)

The site of the former North Woolwich Station in London is located where the DVLA Vehicle Impound currently is on Pier Road, Silvertown, East London, London, Greater London, South East, England, United Kingdom.

The station opened on the 14th June 1847, closed on the 29th May 1994 (temporarily closed for Jubilee Line extension works), reopened on the 29th October 1995 and finally closed indefinitely on the 9th December 2006. Replaced by the King George V DLR Station. North Woolwich Station was located on Pier Road, not far from King George V DLR Station, at where the DVLA Vehicle Impound is.

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Michael Jackson “Thriller” Zombie Dance Sequence Location (Real Filming Locations)

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