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Mining Remains, Nenthead, Cumbria

Nenthead (14 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NW of Wearhead)

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...

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

Forest-in-Teesdale (30 Pictures) in the county of County Durham

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction S of Wearhead)

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

Alston, Cumbria

Alston (32 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NW of Wearhead)

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.....

Inside the Church

Blanchland (38 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE of Wearhead)

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.....

A view in the central business district, Allendale Town, Northumberland

Allendale Town (23 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N of Wearhead)

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

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

Killhope Lead Mining Museum (7 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction NW)

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

Frosterly in Weardale, County Durham

Weardale (20 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction E)

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

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

High Force (56 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction S)

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

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 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.....

Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest (12 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SE)

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

Langley Castle Hotel, Tynedale, Northumberland

Langley Castle (3 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 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.....

Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

Hexham Abbey (10 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 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.....


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