Hexhamshire Moors, North Pennines

Name: Hexhamshire Moors
Address: North Pennines, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in North Pennines

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Hexhamshire Moors is a Site of Special Scientific Interest covering an extensive area of moorland in the Wear Valley district of north-west County Durham and the Tynedale district of south-west Northumberland, England. ()

Coordinates: 54°49'60"N, 2°12'0"W

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North Pennines United Kingdom

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Hexhamshire Moors – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: North of England Lead Mining Museum, Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, Killhope Cross.

4.5 miSW
History museum, Museum
North of England Lead Mining Museum, Stanhope
116 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.
4.7 miW
Monastery
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
121 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.
5.7 miSW
Mountain pass
Killhope Cross, Alston
145 min walk • 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.

Hexhamshire Moors, North Pennines

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North Pennines plan & book

Hexhamshire Moors – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

North of England Lead Mining Museum, Stanhope

Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey

Killhope Cross, Alston