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Blyth Harbour, Northumberland

Blyth

in the county of Northumberland

Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Canal

Maldon

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex

Recommended Towns & Villages near Nenthead

Garrigill in Cumbria

Garrigill (13 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SW)

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.....

St Augustine's Church, Alston, Cumbria

Alston (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (4.2 miles, 6.8 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.....

Allendale village, Northumberland

Allendale Town (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE)

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

The Church at Whitfield, Northumberland

Whitfield (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction N)

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

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

Forest-in-Teesdale (30 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SE)

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

Inside the Church

Blanchland (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction E)

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.....

View above Dufton

Dufton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction SW)

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Where sheep shall graze

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction E)

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...

Station

Appleby-in-Westmorland (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (15.6 miles, 25.1 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...

Hexham bridge

Hexham (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northumberland (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

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

St.Michael's Church in the village of WALL in the county of NORTHUMBERLAND - August 2003

Wall (1 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (17.7 miles, 28.6 km, direction NE)

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...

The Bridge In Corbridge, Northumberland

Corbridge (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NE)

Located in Northumberland, Corbridge is a historic market town with Roman connections. It features charming streets, historic buildings, and the Corbridge Roman Town archaeological site...

Penrith Town Centre, Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction SW)

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Barking up the wrong tree

Wolsingham (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (18.7 miles, 30.1 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...

Chollerford Bridge over the River North Tyne, Chollerford, Northumberland

Chollerford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Northumberland (18.7 miles, 30.2 km, direction NE)

Chollerford is a delightful village destination. It is a popular base for tourists visiting Hadrian's Wall and Chester Fort. The region is also popular with keen fishermen, with.....

A picture of Talkin Tarn Country Park

Brampton (26 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction NW)

One of the loveliest features of Brampton is its octagonal Moot Hall, built by the Earl of Lancaster in 1817...

Gates leading to Meaburn Hall, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction SW)

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

Fall Berries at Craigside, England

Craigside (2 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (22.0 miles, 35.3 km, direction E)

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Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (23.7 miles, 38.1 km, direction SE)

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Ullswater nr Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. June 2006

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (25.8 miles, 41.5 km, direction SW)

Ullswater is considered by many to be the lake districts most beautiful lake. It is 7.5 miles of pure beauty, and as you approach it from any direction you will see why. Ullswater.....

Recommended attractions near Nenthead

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

Killhope Lead Mining Museum (7 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction E)

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)

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SE)

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)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SE)

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

Langley Castle Hotel, Tynedale, Northumberland

Langley Castle (3 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 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.....

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction E)

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

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

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 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.....

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

Teesdale (20 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SE)

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Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall & Housesteads Fort (36 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction N)

Wild and evocative remains of the Roman Empire's most northerly defences, with panoramic views. Roman barracks and some of the.....

Hexham Abbey, Northumberland

Hexham Abbey (10 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction NE)

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.....

A picture of Tyne Green Country Park

Tyne Green Country Park (1 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction NE)

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

Talkin Tarn Country Park (26 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NW)

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

Mithraeum temple near Brocolitia roman fort Milecastle

Carrawburgh Roman Fort (Brocolitia) (2 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction N)

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Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)

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The River North Tyne

Chesters Roman Fort (Cilvrnvm) (71 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction NE)

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Double rainbow

Hamsterley Forest (12 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction SE)

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

Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction SW)

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction SW)

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Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction SW)

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

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(22.9 miles, 36.8 km, direction SW)

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A view of the Castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham

Barnard Castle (26 Pictures)

(24.0 miles, 38.6 km, direction SE)

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


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