Alston Shingle Banks

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Alston Shingle Banks is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape. For arrivals by rail, Alston Station is about 1.4 km to the north. Moorhouse and Cross Fell and Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell are among the SSSIs within 4.3 km.

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