Cow Green Reservoir

#3215 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Cow Green Reservoir is a 2-mile long water reservoir forming part of the border between the historic counties of Westmorland and County Durham in northern England, built between 1967 and 1971 to supply the industries of Teesside. ()

Elevation: 1604 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°40'1"N, 2°18'23"W

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Cow Green Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Force, Cauldron Snout, High Cup Gill, Murton Fell.

4.9 miE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
High Force, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
125 min walk • High Force is a majestic natural wonder situated in the heart of Moor House-Upper Teesdale, in the United Kingdom. This impressive waterfall is not only one of the most spectacular sights in the region but also holds the title of being the highest uninterrupted drop of...
1.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cauldron Snout, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
31 min walk • Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir.
5 miSW
Canyon
High Cup Gill, Appleby in Westmorland
129 min walk • High Cup Gill, almost a geometrically perfect U-shaped chasm, is a valley deeply incised into the Pennine scarp to the northeast of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria and within the North Pennines AONB in northern England.
4.7 miSW
Mountain
Murton Fell, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
120 min walk • Murton Fell is a hill of 675 metres above the village of Murton, Cumbria in Eden district, in the North Pennines.
5.8 miNE
Dam
Burnhope Reservoir, North Pennines
149 min walk • Burnhope Reservoir is a reservoir above the village of Wearhead, County Durham, England. The reservoir was created by the construction of an earth embankment dam across the valley of Burnhope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, 1 kilometre above Wearhead.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Lunedale
155 min walk • Lunedale is the dale, or valley, of the River Lune, on the east side of the Pennines in England, west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Its principal settlements are Grassholme, Thringarth and Bowbank. Lunedale is also the name of a civil parish which covers most of the north side of the dale.
3.6 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mickle Fell, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
92 min walk • Mickle Fell is the highest mountain in County Durham, with a maximum elevation of 788 m. It forms part of the Pennines, the range of hills and moors running down the middle of Northern England, but lies slightly off the main watershed, about 10 miles south of Cross Fell.
4.6 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Burnhope Seat
118 min walk • Burnhope Seat is a high moorland fell in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in northern England. It lies between the heads of the Rivers Tees, South Tyne and Wear. The summit is crossed by the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria. The trig point is the highest point in historic County Durham.
4.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Harthope Moss
119 min walk • Harthope Moss, also known as Chapel Fell is a mountain pass in the English Pennines. The pass divides Weardale to the north and Teesdale to the south.