Stainmore Summit, North Pennines

Name: Stainmore Summit
Address: North Pennines, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in North Pennines

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Stainmore Summit is the highest point on the trans-Pennine South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway, also known as the Stainmore Railway in Northern England. Located on Stainmore between Barras and Bowes stations, the railway over the summit was the highest in England at 1,370 ft until its closure in 1962. The location was marked by a famous cast-iron sign which is now preserved at the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum. ()

Coordinates: 54°30'33"N, 2°11'21"W

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North Pennines United Kingdom

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Stainmore Summit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs, Brough Castle, Tan Hill Inn, Nine Standards Rigg.

5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs
140 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...
5.5 miW
Forts and castles
Brough Castle
140 min walk • Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains.
3.9 miS
Nightlife
Tan Hill Inn, Keld
99 min walk • Tan Hill is a high point on the Pennine Way in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Keld in the civil parish of Muker, near the borders of County Durham and Cumbria, and close to the northern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nine Standards Rigg
129 min walk • Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies near the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen and approximately 770 yards outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
4.9 miE
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.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Baldersdale
149 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.
6.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hury Reservoir
167 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.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Hannah's Meadows
129 min walk • Hannah's Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It consists of three fields, located at Low Birk Hatt Farm, on the north side of Blackton Reservoir, in Baldersdale, some 7 km west of the village of Cotherstone.
5.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Selset Reservoir
144 min walk • Selset Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Lunedale which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 5 miles west of Middleton-in-Teesdale. It supplies water for Teesdale and is owned by Northumbrian Water. It was built in 1960 and its main use is sailing.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Balderhead Reservoir
112 min walk • 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.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blackton Reservoir
136 min walk • Blackton Reservoir is a reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Baldersdale, about 4 miles west of Cotherstone, where the River Balder joins the River Tees. It is owned by Northumbrian Water and supplies water for Teesdale.