Killhope Cross, Alston

Name: Killhope Cross
Address: Alston, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Alston

Mountain pass

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Killhope Cross is a mountain pass in the English Pennines. The pass divides Weardale to the east and Cumbria to the west. The road over the pass, the from Hartlepool to Carlisle, Cumbria, connects the hamlet of Cornriggs in County Durham with the town of Alston, Cumbria. It is the equal highest paved pass in England with the Harthope Moss approximately 10 miles to the south, on the other side of Burnhope Seat. ()

Coordinates: 54°47'1"N, 2°18'48"W

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Alston United Kingdom

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Killhope Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: North of England Lead Mining Museum, Ashgill Force, Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, Ceramics at 1611 Gallery.

1.7 miE
History museum, Museum
North of England Lead Mining Museum, Stanhope
43 min walk • The North of England Lead Mining Museum, better known as Killhope, is an industrial museum near the village of Cowshill, County Durham, England. The museum stands on the site of the former Park Level Mine, which is being restored to show the workings of a 19th-century lead mine.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Ashgill Force, Alston
78 min walk • Ashgill Force is a waterfall near Alston, Cumbria, England. The fall is located on Ashgill Beck and is reasonably easily accessible from the B6277 or from Garrigill village, downstream of the fall.
4.1 miN
Monastery
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
104 min walk • Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey is a Buddhist monastery and retreat centre located in Northumberland, in northern England. The monastic order is equally for men and women.
5.4 miW
54°48'46"N • 2°26'20"W
Ceramics at 1611 Gallery, Alston
138 min walk • Museum
3.8 miSE
Dam
Burnhope Reservoir, North Pennines
97 min walk • Burnhope Reservoir is a reservoir above the village of Wearhead, County Durham, England. The reservoir was created by the construction of an earth embankment dam across the valley of Burnhope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, 1 kilometre above Wearhead.
3.6 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Burnhope Seat
92 min walk • Burnhope Seat is a high moorland fell in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in northern England. It lies between the heads of the Rivers Tees, South Tyne and Wear. The summit is crossed by the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria. The trig point is the highest point in historic County Durham.
6.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Harthope Moss
164 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.