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Recommended towns & villages near Hamsterley Forest

Wolsingham Centre

Wolsingham

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction N)

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...

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Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)

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Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction S)

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Ford over the River Wear at Stanhope, Co. Durham

Stanhope

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction NW)

This is a lovely, bustling little town is set amidst the charm of Weardale, it is almost entirely built of stone particularly around the old Market Square, dominated by a fine stone cross...

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A picture of Escomb

Escomb

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)

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...

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Bishops Park,Bishop Auckland,Durham

Bishop Auckland

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction E)

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.....

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Low Force, Forest- in-Teesdale, County Durham

Forest-in-Teesdale

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction W)

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

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St. James, Coundon, County Durham

Coundon

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction E)

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St John the evangelist church. Kirk Merrington, County Durham

Kirk Merrington

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction E)

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

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Village centre Blanchland

Blanchland

(14.3 miles, 23.0 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.....

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

Teesdale

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction W)

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The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SE)

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

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A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction S)

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

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

Bowes Museum

(7.5 miles, 12.1 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.....

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Egglestone Abbey

Egglestone Abbey

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction S)

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

High Force

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

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

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Bowes Castle

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)

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Hypocaust at Binchester Roman Fort, County Durham

Binchester Roman Fort

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction E)

For over 300 years, Binchester Roman Fort was occupied for. To begin with, soldiers in this fort did not come from this area;.....

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Frosterly in Weardale, County Durham

Weardale

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NW)

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

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Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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

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