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Gowk Bank

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Gowk Bank is a National Nature Reserve in Cumbria, covering 0.15 km². It is one of 26 National Nature Reserves in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Northumberland National Park National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Haltwhistle Station is about 10.2 km to the south. Other nature reserves nearby include Lampert Mosses and Butterburn Flow.

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

Hadrian's Wall Path

National Trail

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

7 km S · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

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.

7 km S · spans 8 counties

Photo: Walltown Crags, a viewpoint near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Walltown Crags

Viewpoint near Haltwhistle

A dramatic surviving length of Hadrian's Wall riding the whinstone crags above Greenhead.

7.3 km S

Photo of Cawfields Quarry, a landmark near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Cawfields Quarry

Landmark near Haltwhistle

A flooded former quarry beside the Wall near Haltwhistle, with a picnic area and a walk to Milecastle 42.

8.1 km SE

Photo of The Sill, a visitor attraction near Bardon Mill, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

The Sill

Attraction near Bardon Mill

Northumberland's National Landscape Discovery Centre at Once Brewed, with a grass-roof viewpoint over the Wall country.

9.9 km SE