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River Nent at Blagill

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River Nent at Blagill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 0.09 km². It is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It lies inside the North Pennines National Landscape.

The closest station is Alston, about 2.3 km to the west. Allendale Moors and Whitfield Moor and Ashholme Common are among the SSSIs within 2.1 km.

More places to visit near River Nent at Blagill

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 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.

2.7 km W · Cumbria

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.

2.9 km W · spans 8 counties

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.

5.3 km SE

Photo of South Tynedale Railway, a visitor attraction near Alston in the North Pennines, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

South Tynedale Railway

Attraction near Alston

The highest narrow-gauge railway in England, winding from Alston up the South Tyne valley through the North Pennines.

5.5 km NW

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.

6.5 km S