Balderhead Reservoir

#5413 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Balderhead Reservoir is a reservoir in Baldersdale, County Durham, England. It is one of a chain of three reservoirs on the River Balder, a tributary of the River Tees, which it joins at Cotherstone, about 5 miles to the east. Balderhead Reservoir was commissioned by the Tees Valley and Cleveland Water Board to increase water supply to Teesdale and Teesside. ()

Built: 1961 (63 years ago)Length: 9350 ftWidth: 2953 ftMaximum depth: 121 ftElevation: 1096 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°33'40"N, 2°7'37"W

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Balderhead Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs, Grassholme Reservoir, Baldersdale Woodlands, God's Bridge.

5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs
128 min walk • Nestled in the rugged landscape of the North Pennines in the United Kingdom, Sleightholme Beck Gorge – also known as The Troughs – is a hidden gem that offers a tranquil escape into nature's embrace. This picturesque canyon, carved by the relentless flow of...
2.6 miNE
Lake
Grassholme Reservoir, Middleton-in-Teesdale
68 min walk • Grassholme Reservoir is a large reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Lunedale, which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 2 miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale.
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Baldersdale Woodlands
120 min walk • Baldersdale Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It consists primarily of ancient, semi-natural woodland growing on steep valley slopes, including scree, on both banks of the River Balder over a stretch of some 3 km, upstream of the village of Cotherstone.
4.3 miSE
Arch
God's Bridge
110 min walk • God's Bridge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west County Durham, England. It is a natural limestone bridge over the River Greta, just over 3 km upstream from the village of Bowes.
4.4 miSW
Mountain
Stainmore Summit, North Pennines
112 min walk • Stainmore Summit is the highest point on the trans-Pennine South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway, also known as the Stainmore Railway in Northern England.
5.8 miNE
Garden, Park
Eggleston Hall
148 min walk • Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th-century English country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kirkcarrion, Middleton-in-Teesdale
91 min walk • Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England. The trees, which were planted in Victorian times, cover a tumulus which is reputed to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain, Prince Caryn, who ruled before the days of the Romans.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Baldersdale
46 min walk • 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.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Park End Wood
121 min walk • Park End Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. The site occupies a low hill of Whin Sill on the southern edge of the River Tees floodplain just over 2 km upstream from the village of Middleton-in-Teesdale.
3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Harter Fell
86 min walk • Harter Fell, Lunedale is an area of upland heath in west County Durham, England. It lies on the watershed between the River Tees to the north-east and the River Lune to the south and reaches a maximum height of 481 metres asl about 1 km north of the hamlet of Thringarth.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hury Reservoir
67 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.

Balderhead Reservoir

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Balderhead Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)