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Recommended Towns & Villages near Forest-in-Teesdale

Back Lane, Stanhope

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

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

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...

Mining Remains, Nenthead, Cumbria

Nenthead (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)

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...

Garrigill in Cumbria

Garrigill (13 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NW)

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.....

View above Dufton

Dufton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction W)

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Boroughgate, the towns main street. Appleby-in-Westmoorland, Cumbria

Appleby-in-Westmorland (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction SW)

Appleby, is situated in the valley of the River Eden near to Hoff Beck, stunningly beautiful, it is an ideal centre for both walking and touring...

Wolsingham

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (13.7 miles, 22.0 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...

A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SE)

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Alston, Cumbria

Alston (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NW)

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.....

Blanchland

Blanchland (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

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 (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction E)

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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 (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction N)

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

Gates leading to Meaburn Hall, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (17.4 miles, 27.9 km, direction SW)

Hunter Davies (famous author, journalist and broadcaster) described the village as "... one of the most beautiful villages in the country"...

The River Swale

Keld (17 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction S)

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...

The Church at Whitfield, Northumberland

Whitfield (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction N)

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

Escomb Saxon Church

Escomb (7 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (19.7 miles, 31.6 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...

St. Marys Churchyard, Muker.

Muker (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction S)

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...

A View of Swaldale looking west towards Gunnerside, North Yorkshire

Gunnerside (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (20.2 miles, 32.5 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"...

Bishops Park Deer shelter (c. 1760), in Bishops Park,Bishop Auckland,Durham

Bishop Auckland (142 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (21.0 miles, 33.8 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.....

Reeth Yorkshire

Reeth (40 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (21.6 miles, 34.7 km, direction SE)

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

Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

Hexham (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northumberland (21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction N)

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

Recommended attractions near Forest-in-Teesdale

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

High Force (56 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

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

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

Teesdale (20 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SE)

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Frosterly in Weardale, County Durham

Weardale (20 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction N)

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

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

Killhope Lead Mining Museum (7 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction N)

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

Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest (12 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction E)

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

A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (26 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction SE)

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

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NE)

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

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

Bowes Museum (12 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 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)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SE)

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The magnificent Raby Castle, Staindrop, Co. Durham.

Raby Castle (31 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction E)

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

Long Meg & her Daughters (Maughanby Circle)- near Penrith, Cumbria

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction W)

The 12 foot high mass of sandstone known as Long Meg can be found close to a circle of smaller "daughter" stones in a spectacular.....

Langley Castle Hotel, Tynedale, Northumberland

Langley Castle (3 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction N)

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

Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction W)

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Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Auckland Castle (48 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.4 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.....

Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

Hexham Abbey (10 Pictures)

(21.8 miles, 35.1 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.....

Lowther Castle with Norman Lowther from Manassas, VA - a direct descendant of Sir Richard Lowther.

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction W)

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Shap Abbey, near the village of Shap in Cumbria, taken in 1963

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.5 km, direction SW)

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

Gibside (42 Pictures)

(25.9 miles, 41.7 km, direction NE)

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

Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle (50 Pictures)

(26.0 miles, 41.9 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.....

Just before the snow arrived... -  - taken at Talkin Tarn country park

Talkin Tarn Country Park (26 Pictures)

(26.8 miles, 43.2 km, direction NW)

This lovely country park occupies a magical landscape close to the historic market town of Brampton. The icy waters forming the.....


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