Baldersdale

#3387 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Baldersdale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in England, northwest of Barnard Castle. Its principal settlements are Hury and Briscoe. Baldersdale lies within the traditional boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Under provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, it was incorporated into County Durham for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974, along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District. ()

Coordinates: 54°34'0"N, 2°4'60"W

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Baldersdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hury Reservoir, Hannah's Meadows, Blackton Reservoir, Goldsborough Hill.

0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hury Reservoir
21 min walk • Hury Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England situated in Baldersdale. The reservoir is located about four miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale and about three miles west of Cotherstone.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Hannah's Meadows
21 min walk • Hannah's Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It consists of three fields, located at Low Birk Hatt Farm, on the north side of Blackton Reservoir, in Baldersdale, some 7 km west of the village of Cotherstone.
0.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blackton Reservoir
14 min walk • Blackton Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4 miles west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins the River Tees. It is owned by Northumbrian Water and supplies water for Teesdale.
1.1 miSE
54°33'10"N • 2°4'5"W
Goldsborough Hill
30 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain