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River West Allen at Blackett Bridge

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River West Allen at Blackett Bridge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, covering 0.14 km². It is one of 101 SSSIs in the county. It lies inside the North Pennines National Landscape.

The nearest railway station is Kirkhaugh, about 9.2 km to the south-west. Whitfield Moor and Ashholme Common and Allendale Moors are among the SSSIs within 1.4 km.

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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

Photo along the Isaac's Tea Trail, a 36-mile long-distance path in England.

Isaac's Tea Trail

Long-distance path

A North Pennines round from Allendale in the footsteps of Isaac Holden, the lead miner turned tea seller who fundraised village to village.

0.9 km N · Northumberland & Cumbria

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.

9.5 km SW

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.

9.6 km SW · spans 8 counties

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.

10.1 km SW · Cumbria

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.

10.7 km S