Cotherstone Moor, North Pennines

Name: Cotherstone Moor
Address: North Pennines, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in North Pennines

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Cotherstone Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district in south-west County Durham, England. It is an extensive area of moorland which extends almost the entire length of Baldersdale, from the confluence of the River Balder with the Tees at Cotherstone. It runs parallel to Bowes Moor SSSI, which lies a short distance to the south. ()

Coordinates: 54°32'55"N, 2°5'37"W

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North Pennines United Kingdom

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Cotherstone Moor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs, Grassholme Reservoir, Baldersdale Woodlands, Shipley and Great Woods.

3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs
91 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...
3.2 miN
Lake
Grassholme Reservoir, Middleton-in-Teesdale
82 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.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Baldersdale Woodlands
95 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.
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Shipley and Great Woods
127 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.
2.9 miS
Arch
God's Bridge
75 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.
4.7 miSW
Mountain
Stainmore Summit, North Pennines
120 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.
5.3 miNE
Garden, Park
Eggleston Hall
137 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.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kirkcarrion, Middleton-in-Teesdale
107 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.
1.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Baldersdale
34 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.
5.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Park End Wood
145 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.
4.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Harter Fell
109 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.