Tow Law

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Tow Law is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett and 5 miles to the north west of Crook. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.1 thous.Coordinates: 54°44'37"N, 1°48'50"W

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Tow Law – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Escomb Church, Binchester Roman Fort, Tunstall Reservoir, Longovicium.

6.8 miSE
Church
Escomb Church, Bishop Auckland
174 min walk • Escomb Church is the Church of England parish church of Escomb, County Durham, a village about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bishop Auckland.
7.2 miSE
History museum, Archaeological site
Binchester Roman Fort, Bishop Auckland
183 min walk • Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over 1 mile to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tunstall Reservoir
96 min walk • Tunstall Reservoir was a water supply storage reservoir completed in 1879, and now used solely to maintain minimum regulatory flows on the River Wear in northeast England.
5.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Longovicium, Lanchester
143 min walk • Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett.
6.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Smiddy Shaw Reservoir
170 min walk • Smiddy Shaw Reservoir is one of a group of three reservoirs located on Muggleswick Common, County Durham, the others being Waskerley and Hisehope Reservoirs. The reservoir, which was completed by 1872, is owned and operated by Northumbrian Water.
5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Witton Castle
142 min walk • Witton Castle is a much-altered 15th-century castle, which is the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park at Witton le Wear, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5.2 miSE
54°40'40"N • 1°45'4"W
Low Barns Nature Reserve, Bishop Auckland
133 min walk • Visitor center, Park
3.3 miN
Farm
Hall Hill Farm, Durham
84 min walk • Hall Hill Farm is a tourist attraction located in County Durham, near Tow Law, England.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Weardale
123 min walk • Weardale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large parts of Weardale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – the second-largest AONB in England and Wales.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Hamsterley Forest
133 min walk • Hamsterley Forest is a commercial forest in County Durham owned and managed by Forestry England. It is the largest forest in County Durham and covers more than 2,000 hectares.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Hedleyhope Fell
75 min walk • Hedleyhope Fell is a nature reserve to the north-east of Tow Law, County Durham, England. The reserve is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust and consists of some 202 hectares of mainly mid-altitude heathland. It occupies the steep slope on the right bank of Hedleyhope Burn, between the stream and the B6301 Tow Law–Cornsay Colliery road.