Fontburn

#4640 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Fontburn is a drinking water reservoir situated 10 miles northwest of the market town of Morpeth, and immediately to the east of Harwood Forest in Northumberland, England. ()

Elevation: 627 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°14'10"N, 1°55'52"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Cragside, Brinkburn Priory, Simonside Hills, Cragend Silo.

5.6 miN
Historical place, Architecture, Science museum
Cragside, Rothbury
144 min walk • Cragside House, nestled in the picturesque landscape of Rothbury, Northumberland, stands as a testament to Victorian ingenuity and innovation. This historic building in England is renowned for being the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power...
5.3 miNE
Historical place, Architecture, Church
Brinkburn Priory, Rothbury
136 min walk • Brinkburn Priory was a medieval monastery built on a bend of the River Coquet, some 4 miles east of Rothbury, Northumberland, England. Little survives of the structures erected by the monks apart from the Priory Church, which is a grade I listed building in the care of English Heritage.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Simonside Hills, Northumberland National Park
89 min walk • The Simonside Hills are a hill range in Northumberland, England near the town of Rothbury. Most of the hills are around 300–400 metres high and are popular spots for hikers in the area. The highest point is Tosson Hill at 440 metres.
5.3 miNE
Historical place, Farm, Neighbourhood
Cragend Silo, Rothbury
136 min walk • Cragend Silo is a Grade II* listed building located at Cragend Farm near the town of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It was designed and built by Lord Armstrong of Cragside.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Tosson Hill, Northumberland National Park
98 min walk • Tosson Hill is the highest hill in the Simonside Hills to the south of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. The summit lies about 2 kilometres west of Simonside, the best-known summit of the Simonside Hills.
5.4 miSE
Memorial
Hartburn War Memorial
137 min walk • Hartburn War Memorial is a First World War Memorial in the village of Hartburn, Northumberland, in the north-east of England. The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was unveiled in 1921 and is today a grade II listed building.
3 miS
Forts and castles
Rothley Castle
76 min walk • Rothley Castle is an 18th-century gothic folly built to resemble a medieval castle, situated at Rothley, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building.
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
High Cove, Northumberland National Park
158 min walk • High Cove is a major slip feature to the west of Grasslees Burn in the Simonside Hills, Northumberland, England. It contains several small rifts and caves in gritstone, up to 18 metres in length.