Westernhope Burn Wood

#3793 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Westernhope Burn Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies the steeply-incised ravine of the Westernhope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, which it joins from the south about halfway between the villages of Eastgate and Westgate. ()

Established: 1976 (48 years ago)Coordinates: 54°43'45"N, 2°6'6"W

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Westernhope Burn Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Force, Slit Woods, Fairy Holes Cave, Westgate Methodist Chapel.

6.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Waterfall
High Force, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
165 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...
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Slit Woods
55 min walk • Slitt Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of County Durham, England. It occupies the valley of Middlehope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, which it joins at Westgate, just south of the site.
0.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Fairy Holes Cave
23 min walk • Fairy Holes Cave is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of west County Durham, England. It is located on the western flanks of Snowhope Moor, on the right bank of Westernhope Burn, some 3 km south-west of the village of Eastgate.
1.9 miW
Church
Westgate Methodist Chapel
50 min walk • Westgate Methodist Chapel stands on the A689 road in the village of Westgate, some 5 miles west of Stanhope, County Durham, England.
4.5 miE
Archaeological site
Crawley Edge Cairns, Stanhope
115 min walk • The Crawley Edge Cairns are a series of forty-two Bronze Age round barrows, cairns and clearance cairns located in a field in Crawleyside, near Stanhope, County Durham, England.
7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waskerley Reservoir
179 min walk • Waskerley Reservoir is the largest of a group of three reservoirs located on Muggleswick Common, County Durham, the others being Smiddy Shaw and Hisehope Reservoirs.
4.1 miNE
Archaeological site
Heathery Burn Cave
105 min walk • Heathery Burn Cave is a cave near Stanhope, County Durham, England, in which a large collection of Late Bronze Age weapons and tools was discovered and excavated between 1859 and 1872.
4.8 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Harthope Moss
122 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.