Botany Hill, North Pennines

#19 among attractions in North Pennines

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Botany Hill, formerly known as Botany Quarry, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies a position on both sides of How Gill, just under 1 km north of the village of Hury, in Baldersdale. ()

Coordinates: 54°34'48"N, 2°4'13"W

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Botany Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Low Force, Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs, Grassholme Reservoir, Baldersdale Woodlands.

5.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Low Force, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
143 min walk • Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs
137 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...
1.5 miNW
Lake
Grassholme Reservoir, Middleton-in-Teesdale
39 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.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Baldersdale Woodlands
59 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.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Shipley and Great Woods
85 min walk • Shipley and Great Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies a steep ravine in the valley of the River Tees, just north of the village of Cotherstone.
4.9 miS
Arch
God's Bridge
125 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.
3.2 miNE
Garden, Park
Eggleston Hall
82 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.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kirkcarrion, Middleton-in-Teesdale
58 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.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Baldersdale
27 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.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Crag Gill
122 min walk • Crag Gill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district in south-west County Durham, England. It lies about 3 km east of the village of Eggleston, just off the B6282 road, which separates it from the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI to the north.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Park End Wood
100 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.