Albion Guide
Menu
Map

Areas

Protected landscapesCountry estatesNature reservesCountry parksCoastlineIslands

Routes

TrailsWaterways

Natural spots

Hills & peaksLakes & lochsWaterfallsBeaches & swimmingViewpointsCavesSSSIs

Historic places

Castles & strongholdsAbbeys & prioriesAncient stonesRoman sitesBattlefieldsChalk figuresNational Trust

Villages & landmarks

Villages & townsPubs & restaurantsChurchesHouses & gardensFarms, vineyards & producersWindmillsLighthousesOther sightsAttractionsFolliesOutdoor saunas

Near you

By townBy countyBy station
Saved

College Valley Woodlands

Open accesson open access land, where the right to roam applies

Save this place
Open in full map →Full map →
OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

College Valley Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, covering 0.94 km². It is one of 101 SSSIs in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Northumberland National Park National Park. River Till catchment and Humbleton Hill and The Trows are among the SSSIs within 5.1 km.

More places to visit near College Valley Woodlands

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

Northumberland National Park

You’re inside itNational Park near Otterburn

England's emptiest national park — big skies, Hadrian's Wall and gold-tier dark skies.

Photo: College Valley & Hethpool, a viewpoint near Kirk Yetholm, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

College Valley & Hethpool

Viewpoint near Kirk Yetholm

A remote, permit-access valley curling into the northern Cheviots from the hamlet of Hethpool, prized for its solitude.

1.8 km N

Photo along the St Cuthbert's Way, a long-distance trail running from Melrose to Lindisfarne, Scotland and England.

St Cuthbert's Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A pilgrim's line from Melrose Abbey over the Cheviots to the tidal causeway of Lindisfarne.

2.1 km N · Scottish Borders & Northumberland

Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

Pennine Way

National Trail

The first and toughest of them all — 268 miles along England's rocky spine from the Peak to the Cheviots.

3.5 km W · spans 8 counties

Photo: The Cheviot, an 816m hill near Kirk Yetholm, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

The Cheviot

Hewitt · Nuttall near Kirk Yetholm

Northumberland's highest ground, a broad boggy plateau near the Scottish border with flagstones laid across the worst of it

5.9 km S

Photo: Harthope Valley, a viewpoint near Wooler, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Harthope Valley

Viewpoint near Wooler

A green glacial valley climbing from Wooler into the heart of the Cheviots, threaded by the burbling Harthope Burn.

6.7 km E