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Hisehope Burn Valley

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Hisehope Burn Valley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, covering 0.14 km². It is one of 85 SSSIs in the county. It lies within the North Pennines National Landscape.

The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 10 km to the south-west. For more of the same, Muggleswick Common and Blanchland Moor and Hexhamshire Moors are close by.

More places to visit near Hisehope Burn Valley

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 Blanchland, a village in the North Pennines, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Blanchland

Village

Cobbled abbey village of honey-coloured stone in the Derwent valley, reputed one of England's prettiest.

8.4 km W · Northumberland

Photo along the Weardale Way, a 74-mile long-distance path running from Sunderland to Cowshill, north east England.

Weardale Way

Long-distance path

The Wear from mouth to moor — Roker pier to Cowshill, passing beneath Durham Cathedral on the way up the dale.

9.8 km SW · County Durham & Tyne and Wear

Photo of Weardale Railway, a visitor attraction near Stanhope, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Weardale Railway

Attraction near Stanhope

Heritage line running up the dale between Bishop Auckland and Stanhope through Frosterley and Wolsingham.

9.9 km SW

Photo of The Black Lion (Wolsingham), a pub in County Durham, north east England.

The Black Lion (Wolsingham)

Pub near Wolsingham

Weardale local in Wolsingham with a rotating range of real ales and CAMRA awards.

10.6 km S

Photo of The Feathers Inn (Hedley-on-the-Hill), a pub in Northumberland, north east England.

The Feathers Inn (Hedley-on-the-Hill)

Pub near Hedley-on-the-Hill

Cosy hilltop foodie pub at Hedley-on-the-Hill, its snug rooms each warmed by a wood-burning stove.

12.1 km N