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Recommended Towns & Villages near Cotherstone

Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction SE)

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Low Force, Forest- in-Teesdale, County Durham

Forest-in-Teesdale (30 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NW)

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

Barking up the wrong tree

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (12.0 miles, 19.2 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...

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction NE)

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Back Lane, Stanhope

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

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...

Reeth in Swaledale

Reeth (40 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (12.6 miles, 20.4 km, direction S)

An area of startling clarity, populated with beautiful old stone buildings, Reeth is a famous centre from which to tour the beautiful Yorkshire Dales...

Escomb Saxon Church, near Bishop Auckland 15th June 2009

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction NE)

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...

Keld in Swaledale

Keld (17 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SW)

Keld is a wonderfully scenic area at the head of Swalesdale. It is a lonely landscape with a small hamlet of stone cottages and outlying farms...

A View of Swaldale looking west towards Gunnerside, North Yorkshire

Gunnerside (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction S)

This is an attractive village lying at the heart of a landscape made famous in the TV series "All Creatures Great and Small"...

Newton Cap Viaduct over the river Wear, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

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.....

Muker in Swaledale

Muker (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

Apart from having a place in the history of the Yorkshire Dales, Muker is a walkers paradise and a wonderful relaxing place to stay whilst discovering the beauty of the area...

Richmond, North Yorkshire.

Richmond (130 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)

Richmond is a lovely old market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire...

St James Church, Coundon, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, taken 07/01/2007.

Coundon (43 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction NE)

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Castle Bolton Village

Castle Bolton (114 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction S)

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St John the Evangelist Church, Kirk Merrington, Durham, 2012-03-15

Kirk Merrington (49 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction NE)

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

Pak Lodge, South Park, Darlington, Co. Durham

Darlington (113 Pictures)

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

Darlington, bustling though it is today was once a small Saxon settlement, this flourished as evidenced by the beautiful building of the church dedicated to Saint Cuthbert which lies at the heart of the town...

St. Oswalds Church in Askrigg, North Yorkshire

Askrigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction S)

In 1587, Queen Elizabeth II granted a charter to this lively little village and in the 20th-century Askrigg claimed its place in history as the setting for the T.V. series based on the James Herriot stories of a vet's life in the Yorkshire Dales...

Here's Lily again

Spennymoor (188 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (18.2 miles, 29.4 km, direction NE)

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.....

Semer Water, near Bainbridge, Wensleydale.

Bainbridge (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction S)

Bainbridge is the epitome of a typical Dales village, it comprises of picturesque old stone cottages, with a lively, well quarried stream running through it...

The old mill

Aysgarth (57 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction S)

Aysgarth is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales known for its beautiful waterfalls on the River Ure. It's a perfect destination for nature lovers, with picturesque walks and charming countryside...

Recommended attractions near Cotherstone

A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (26 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction SE)

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

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

Bowes Museum (12 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SE)

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

Egglestone Abbey

Egglestone Abbey (13 Pictures)

(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)

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Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest (12 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)

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)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NW)

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The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)

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

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

High Force (56 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

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

Frosterly in Weardale, County Durham

Weardale (20 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 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.....

Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 22.9 km, direction NE)

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

Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle (50 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SE)

This castle, occupying a dramatic cliff-top site above the River Swale, led a fairly quiet life without any military action to.....

Easby Abbey, Richmond, Yorkshire, South Wall

Easby Abbey (6 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction SE)

This pleasant place is interesting for the remarkable ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian Abbey. Here in an idyllic.....

Bolton Castle in Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire. Mary Queen of Scots was once held prisoner here.

Bolton Castle (62 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction S)

On a misty morning the ruined crenulated towers of Bolton Castle take on an eyrie aura and it is easy to imagine what this once.....

Inside Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle (2 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)

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

Killhope Lead Mining Museum (7 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction NW)

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

Aysgarth Lower Falls, Easter weekend 2007. Yorkshire Dales

Aysgarth Falls (49 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction S)

These magnificent falls, although not the highest in the land are certainly one of the most picturesque sights in Yorkshire. The.....

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 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.....

Red Tulips, Constable Burton Hall Gardens, North Yorkshire

Constable Burton Hall Gardens (31 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction SE)

Magnificent gardens surrounding a grand Palladian mansion lying close to Leyburn at the entrance to the vast sweep of glorious.....

Durham Castle from the river side, next to bridge

Durham Castle (36 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction NE)

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

Middleham Castle in all it's splendour april 06

Middleham Castle (17 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.4 km, direction S)

Picturesque, ruinous castle, which was said to be the favourite home of Richard III. It was built in 1170 by Richard Neville,.....

Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral (154 Pictures)

(21.5 miles, 34.7 km, direction NE)

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


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