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Blanchland, Northumberland

About Blanchland

Blanchland, Northumberland is a village located close to the Derwentwater reservoir in Durham and Hexham in Northumberland. The village is maintained by the Lord Crewe Trust and has changed very little in hundreds of years. The Abbey in the village was constructed in 1163.


Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Blanchland

Blanchland Abbey(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)Pictures
Pow Hill Country Park(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction E)Pictures
Allensford Country Park(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction E)Pictures
Derwent Walk Country Park(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction E)Pictures
Weardale(8.5 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)Pictures
Hexham Abbey(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction N)Pictures
Tyne Green Country Park(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)Pictures
Killhope Lead Mining Museum(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SW)Pictures
Burnhope Reservoir(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW)Pictures
Prudhoe Castle(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE)Pictures
Langley Castle(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction NW)Pictures
Chesters Roman Fort (Cilvrnvm)(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction N)Pictures
Gibside(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E)Pictures
Carrawburgh Roman Fort (Brocolitia)(14.3 miles, 22.9 km, direction NW)Pictures
Hamsterley Forest(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction S)Pictures

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Recommended towns near Blanchland

Stanhope, in the county of County Durham (6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)
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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Allendale Town, in the county of Northumberland (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NW)
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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Corbridge, in the county of Northumberland (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction N)
Marvellous resort town, lying in a peaceful favoured position on the River Tyne, yet within easy reach of the heaving city of Newcastle.
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Hexham, a Historic Market Town in the county of Northumberland (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction N)
Historic market town where for centuries the sheep and cattle farmers of Northumberland gathered for the Tuesday market beside Hexham Abbey.
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Wolsingham, in the county of County Durham (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)
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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Wall, in the county of Northumberland (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction N)
The village of Wall lies in the high uplands of Northumberland in spacious countryside bordered by the rivers South Tyne and North Tyne, close to Chester's Fort on historic Hadrian's Wall.
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Nenthead, in the county of Cumbria (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction W)
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.
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Whitfield, in the county of Northumberland (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)
This is a picturesque village lying amongst sprawling open countryside criss crossed by dancing streams, tributaries of the River West Allen.
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Chollerford, in the county of Northumberland (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction N)
Chollerford is a delightful village destination. It is a popular base for tourists visiting Hadrian's Wall and Chester Fort. ...
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Craigside, in the county of County Durham (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction SE)
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Forest-in-Teesdale, in the county of County Durham (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction SW)
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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Garrigill, in the county of Cumbria (15.1 miles, 24.4 km, direction W)
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...
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Alston, a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction W)
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...
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Beamish, in the county of County Durham (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction E)
Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century.
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Escomb, in the county of County Durham (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction SE)
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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Nearby travel help

Riding Mill Station(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)
Corbridge Station(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)
Newcastle International Airport(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction NE)
A1(M) Junction 63(19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction E)
A1(M) Junction 64(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction E)
Teesside International Airport(34.0 miles, 54.7 km, direction SE)
Blanchland to London(244.2 miles, 393.0 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Blanchland

Hotel NameApproximate distance from Blanchland center
De Vere Slaley Hall(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction N)
Best Western Derwent Manor(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction E)
Nent Hall Country House Hotel(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)
Matfen Hall(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction N)
Ryton Park Country House Hotel(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction NE)
The Beamish Park Hotel(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction E)
Hedgefield House Hotel(15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction NE)
Beamish Hall Classic Hotel(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction E)
Victoria Inn(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction W)
Lowbyer Manor Country House(15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction W)
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