Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

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Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is one of 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape. The closest station is Stanhope, about 14.2 km to the north-east. For more of the same, Upper Teesdale and Teesdale Allotments are close by.

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