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Irthing Gorge

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Irthing Gorge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, covering 0.45 km². It is one of 101 SSSIs in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Northumberland National Park National Park.

Other SSSIs nearby include Spadeadam Mires and Tipalt Burn. The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 7.6 km to the south-east.

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

Northumberland National Park

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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.

2.3 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.

3.1 km SE · 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.

4.2 km SE

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.

7.7 km E

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

North Pennines

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

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