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Far High House Meadows

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Far High House Meadows is one of 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham. It lies within the North Pennines National Landscape. The nearest railway station is Alston, about 14.7 km to the north-west. For more of the same, Upper Teesdale and Moorhouse and Cross Fell are close by.

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Photo of High Cup Nick, the glacial valley cut into the North Pennines escarpment, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

North Pennines

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Wearhead

England's high, quiet backbone of moorland tops, waterfalls and old lead-mining dales, designated in 1988

Photo of Killhope Lead Mining Museum, a visitor attraction near Wearhead in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Killhope Lead Mining Museum

Attraction near Wearhead

Best-preserved lead-mining site in Britain, its huge working waterwheel turning at the head of Weardale.

2.9 km NE

Photo of Nenthead Mines, a visitor attraction in the North Pennines, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Nenthead Mines

Attraction near Nenthead

A restored North Pennine lead-mining landscape high above Nenthead, with underground trips and a heritage centre.

7.5 km NW

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.

8.2 km S · spans 8 counties

Photo of Ashgill Force, a waterfall near Garrigill in the North Pennines, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Ashgill Force

Waterfall near Garrigill

A wide North Pennine waterfall near Garrigill with a path leading behind the curtain of water.

8.3 km W

Photo of Cauldron Snout, a waterfall near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Cauldron Snout

Waterfall near Holwick

England's longest cascade, where the Tees tumbles some 60 metres in stepped falls below Cow Green.

9.8 km S