(17 Aug 2020, 4:15 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Either through Durham and consett when the 689(?) is running a full Saturday timetable or head via Sunderland, get the x24 which goes nowhere near Gateshead interchange, then Newcastle to Hexham to do it in 6 buses there and back.

Nope :p You have to go via Eldon Square both ways, and the bus has to serve it so you can't use the X24 as it's the opposite side of Newcaslte, it doesn't go into Park Lane neither so you can't connect the other side either without walking

Probably easier to say 6 buses, Hartlepool -> Eldon Square without touching Gateshead Interchange or buses serving it. The Hexham part is easy. You're right with going over Consett way though. There's only 1 possible way I believe though, might be wrong though.