Cumberland Hotel
Townfoot, Alston, Cumbria, England
About Cumberland Hotel
A family-run, five bedroom hotel overlooking the River South Tyne in the picturesque market town of Alston in Cumbria. Situated on the A686 in the heart of the North Pennines and 18 miles from the M6 and the Lake District. A splendid nineteenth century hotel in the centre of the North Pennines, overlooking the South Tyne River. Situated in picturesque Alston (the highest market town in England), at the heart of this area of outstanding natural beauty. We offer a public bar with traditional cask ales, non-smoking restaurant (functions catered for), bar meals, residents lounge, meeting room, secured housing for cycles and dogs, drying rooms, beer garden and patio and an ample adjacent car and coach park. The Cumberland Hotel offers a stopping off point on the c2c cycle route and Pennine Way or as a hospitable base to view the local interests including shops, galleries and inns around the cobbled front street, the South Tynedale Railway, walking or hiking, cycling and a nine hole golf course.
Other nearby hotels
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Cumberland Hotel |
| Cumberland Hotel | (0.0 miles, 0.0 km) |
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| Royal Oak Appleby | (16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction S) |
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| Willowbeck Lodge | (18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction W) |
| Castle Hotel | (20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction S) |
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Recommended attractions near Cumberland Hotel
| Killhope Lead Mining Museum | (6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Long Meg & her Daughters | (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Langley Castle Hotel | (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Weardale | (12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Talkin Tarn Country Park | (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovicium) | (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Whinfell Forest | (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| High Force | (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Blanchland Abbey | (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Brougham Castle | (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
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