Burnhope Seat

#6612 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. However, this is not quite the summit of the mountain. Mickle Fell, south of Teesdale is higher than Burnhope Seat and is sometimes quoted as being the highest top of County Durham, but this is historically not correct. Mickle Fell, although it lies within the unitary council area of Durham County Council for administrative purposes, is historically a part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and is the highest point in that county. ()

Elevation: 2451 ftProminence: 623 ftCoordinates: 54°43'56"N, 2°19'51"W

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Burnhope Seat – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cauldron Snout, North of England Lead Mining Museum, Ashgill Force, Great Dun Fell.

5.8 miS
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cauldron Snout, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
147 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.
4.2 miNE
History museum, Museum
North of England Lead Mining Museum, Stanhope
107 min walk • The North of England Lead Mining Museum, better known as Killhope, is an industrial museum near the village of Cowshill, County Durham, England. The museum stands on the site of the former Park Level Mine, which is being restored to show the workings of a 19th-century lead mine.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Ashgill Force, Alston
66 min walk • Ashgill Force is a waterfall near Alston, Cumbria, England. The fall is located on Ashgill Beck and is reasonably easily accessible from the B6277 or from Garrigill village, downstream of the fall.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Dun Fell
150 min walk • At a height of 848 metres, Great Dun Fell is the second-highest mountain in England's Pennines, lying two miles south along the watershed from Cross Fell, its higher neighbour.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cow Green Reservoir
118 min walk • 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.
7 miNW
54°48'46"N • 2°26'20"W
Ceramics at 1611 Gallery, Alston
180 min walk • Museum
3.6 miN
Mountain pass
Killhope Cross, Alston
92 min walk • Killhope Cross is a mountain pass in the English Pennines. The pass divides Weardale to the east and Cumbria to the west. The road over the pass, the from Hartlepool to Carlisle, Cumbria, connects the hamlet of Cornriggs in County Durham with the town of Alston, Cumbria.
3.5 miE
Dam
Burnhope Reservoir, North Pennines
89 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.
4.9 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Harthope Moss
124 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.