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Allen Banks and Staward Gorge

Photo of Allen Banks and Staward Gorge, a nature reserve near Bardon Mill in the North Pennines, Northumberland, north east England.

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge

© Les Hull / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Les Hull / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Allen Banks and Staward Gorge is a National Trust place in Northumberland. The Albion Guide lists eight National Trust places in the county; this is one of them. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape.

Bardon Mill Station is about 2.3 km away to the north-west. Other nature reserves nearby include Stawardpeel Woods, Roman Wall Escarpments and Muckle Moss.

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Photo of the Northumberland National Park, a National Park in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

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Photo of Vindolanda, a Roman fort near Bardon Mill, Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

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Roman fort · Roman road near Bardon Mill

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Photo: Steel Rigg, a viewpoint near Bardon Mill, Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Steel Rigg

Viewpoint near Bardon Mill

A high car park and ridge with sweeping views along the switchback crags of central Hadrian's Wall.

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Photo of Sycamore Gap, a landmark near Bardon Mill, Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

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The most photographed dip on Hadrian's Wall, where a lone sycamore stood in a saddle of the crags until it was felled in 2023.

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Photo along the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile National Trail running from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, England.Iconic

Hadrian's Wall Path

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Coast to coast along the Roman frontier, milecastle by milecastle.

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