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A picture of Edgbaston

Edgbaston

in the county of West Midlands

Flower beds

Weymouth

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

Recommended Towns & Villages near Stanhope

Wolsingham

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction E)

This is a lovely village lying on the edge of the North Pennines in an area of great scenic beauty. It is a wild and beautiful landscape dotted only by scattered farms with meadows full of grazing sheep and cattle...

Blanchland, Northumberland - November 2004

Blanchland (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction N)

Blanchland is a small picturesque village nestled beside the river in the Derwent Valley within the North Pennines Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is surrounded by.....

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

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Low Force, Forest- in-Teesdale, County Durham

Forest-in-Teesdale (30 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SW)

It's landscape, possessed of a wild untamed beauty, highlighted by the meandering River Tees, has a few ancient farmhouses and old stone cottages...

Escomb Saxon Church, near Bishop Auckland 15th June 2009

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction SE)

Lying in a prominent position ringed by the River Wear, Escomb is best known for its magnificent Saxon Church reputed to be built from stones brought from the near-by ruined Roman Fort at Binchester...

Nent Valley, Nenthead, Cumbria.

Nenthead (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction W)

Nestling beside the sparkling River Nent, Nenthead lies on Alston Moor, in a lonely remote North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, between the pleasant market town of Alston and the Killhope lead mining museum...

A wall on the walk to the grouse hunting marshes near Allendale, Northumberland

Allendale Town (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction NW)

This picturesque Northumberland village enjoys a lovely location in the fine hill and dale countryside of the beautiful East Allen Valley...

A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction S)

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St. Andrews Church, South Church, Nr. Bishop Auckland.

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SE)

This was the busy social and commercial centre of the south-west Durham coalfield, but the town is actually much older than the Industrial Revolution, although that historic.....

Garrigill in Cumbria

Garrigill (13 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction W)

This delightful place can be found on the banks of the South Tyne River, it is also on the route of the arduous Pennine Way surrounded by numerous beauty spots. The village.....

Bridge over the River Tyne at Corbridge, Northumberland

Corbridge (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction N)

Located in Northumberland, Corbridge is a historic market town with Roman connections. It features charming streets, historic buildings, and the Corbridge Roman Town archaeological site...

Benson's Monument at the top of Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland.

Hexham (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northumberland (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction N)

Historic market town where for centuries the sheep and cattle farmers of Northumberland gathered for the Tuesday market beside Hexham Abbey...

Coundon and Leeholme War Memorial

Coundon (43 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction E)

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Beamish, County Durham: Tram

Beamish (94 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)

Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century...

Crook Hall, Durham City

Durham (419 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of County Durham (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction E)

Durham as a town reflects the long history of its magnificent castle and cathedral with its winding streets, ancient market place and alleyways and other old churches to discover.....

Kirk Merrington Church

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction E)

Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills...

Spennymoor High Street, County Durham

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction E)

Long before Spennymoor ever existed there was... Spenny Moor. Spenny Moor was a vast area of common land, and we are indebted to noted historian and antiquarian Robert Surtees.....

Alston, Cumbria

Alston (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction W)

At a height of over 1,000 feet in the far reaches of the Pennines, this is one of England's highest market towns. Alston is a lively bustling place of steeply rising narrow.....

The Church at Whitfield, Northumberland

Whitfield (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction NW)

This is a picturesque village lying amongst sprawling open countryside criss crossed by dancing streams, tributaries of the River West Allen...

St.Michael's Church in the village of WALL in the county of NORTHUMBERLAND - August 2003

Wall (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction N)

The village of Wall lies in the high uplands of Northumberland in spacious countryside bordered by the rivers South Tyne and North Tyne, close to Chester's Fort on historic Hadrian's Wall...

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Frosterly in Weardale, County Durham

Weardale (20 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction W)

This lovely scenic valley lies between the town of Bishop Auckland, seat of princes of the church and the charming market town of.....

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction N)

Blanchland Abbey was founded as a priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and became an abbey in the late 13th century. The.....

Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest (12 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)

Hampsterley Forest encompasses over five thousand acres, it is a combination of parkland and forest, giving access to some of the.....

Low Force, at Bowlees on the River Tees, Upper Teesdale, County Durham.

Teesdale (20 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction SW)

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High Force, Englands highest waterfall. On the River Tees, Upper Teesdale, Co.Durham.

High Force (56 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SW)

This is the Tees most spectacular offering, it is also England's highest waterfall. The best time to see High Force is just.....

Killhope Lead Mining Museum high in Upper Weardale. A desolate but magical place.

Killhope Lead Mining Museum (7 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

Killhope Lead Mining Museum keeps alive the counties lead mining traditions. This is a fully restored site of a working mine.....

The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SE)

Arriving close to Staindrop from almost any direction the view of Raby Castle, built by the powerful Nevill family in the.....

Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction E)

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A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (26 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction S)

This historic town is a picturesque centre for discovering the delights of Teesdale. The town occupies a clifftop site above.....

Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SE)

With its grand arch, Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace or the Bishop's Castle, is the official residence of the.....

Bowes Museum.. Near Barnard Castle...3rd October 2004.

Bowes Museum (12 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction S)

Josephine Bowes, wife of John Bowes was a Parisian actress, and perhaps this shows in the choice of building they chose as a.....

Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

Hexham Abbey (10 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction N)

Hexham Abbey is a refoundation of a church which stood on this spot in the year 675, it survived until 821, later the town was.....

Egglestone Abbey

Egglestone Abbey (13 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction S)

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Gibside Chapel, National trust garden - Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 6BG

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NE)

Gibside is famous for the sedate historic estate set at the heart of the outstandingly beautiful Derwent Valley. The estate was.....

A picture of Tyne Green Country Park

Tyne Green Country Park (1 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction N)

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Durham Castle from the river side, next to bridge

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction E)

Durham Castle is another one of Durham's magnificent buildings. It was founded in 1072 and such was the impregnability of the.....

Watch out for Red Indians

Beamish Open Air Museum (218 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

Beamish Museum lies in a basin of stunning countryside covering over three hundred acres. This is no ordinary museum, but an.....

Langley Castle Hotel, Tynedale, Northumberland

Langley Castle (3 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction NW)

Built in 1350, during the reign of Edward III, the castle has retained its architectural integrity and is regarded as one of the.....

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction E)

One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical.....

Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle (8 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction E)

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