Albion Guide
Menu
Map

Areas

Protected landscapesCountry estatesNature reservesCountry parksCoastlineIslands

Routes

TrailsWaterways

Natural spots

Hills & peaksLakes & lochsWaterfallsBeaches & swimmingViewpointsCavesSSSIs

Historic places

Castles & strongholdsAbbeys & prioriesAncient stonesRoman sitesBattlefieldsChalk figuresNational Trust

Villages & landmarks

Villages & townsPubs & restaurantsChurchesHouses & gardensFarms, vineyards & producersWindmillsLighthousesOther sightsAttractionsFolliesOutdoor saunas

Near you

By townBy countyBy station
Saved
Photo of St John's Chapel, a village in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.

© Chris Morgan / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John's Chapel

Open in full map →Full map →
OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

St John’s Chapel is the main village of upper Weardale, a line of stone terraces around a small green and a neat Georgian town hall. It sits deep in the North Pennines, good for high moorland drives and walks; the Killhope lead-mining museum lies up the road towards the Cumbrian border. Stanhope station is roughly 11km to the east.

More places to visit near St John's Chapel

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 Killhope Lead Mining Museum, a visitor attraction near Wearhead in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Killhope Lead Mining Museum

Attraction near Wearhead

Best-preserved lead-mining site in Britain, its huge working waterwheel turning at the head of Weardale.

4 km NW

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.

8.3 km S · spans 8 counties

Photo of High Force, a waterfall near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Iconic

High Force

Waterfall near Holwick

The Tees hurls itself 21 metres over the Whin Sill in a single roaring drop, one of England's mightiest falls.

9.6 km S

Photo of Summerhill Force and Gibson's Cave, a waterfall near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Summerhill Force and Gibson's Cave

Waterfall near Holwick

Curtain of water on Bow Lee Beck falling past a recess where an outlaw once hid, a short walk from Bowlees.

9.7 km S

Photo of Low Force, a waterfall near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.Highlight

Low Force

Waterfall near Holwick

A series of stepped cascades on the Tees below the Wynch Bridge, gentler sister to nearby High Force.

10.3 km S