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Moorhouse and Cross Fell

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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Moorhouse and Cross Fell is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, straddling Cumbria and County Durham. It is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Only one of the county's SSSIs is larger. The surrounding countryside is part of the North Pennines National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Alston Station is about 4.2 km to the north. Nearby SSSIs include Appleby Fells and Upper Teesdale.

More places to visit near Moorhouse and Cross Fell

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 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.

adjoining · 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.

1.7 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.

3.4 km NE

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.

3.5 km SE

Photo of Alston, a village in the North Pennines, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Alston

Village

England's highest market town, a steep cobbled street of stone houses in the North Pennines and terminus of a narrow-gauge line.

3.7 km N · Cumbria