Round Hills

Round Hills is a locality in Edmondbyers, County Durham, England. Round Hills is situated near the locality Actonmill, as well as near Winnowshill Common.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ruffside Hall and Derwent Reservoir.

Ruffside Hall

Building

Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruffside Hall is a building.

The Derwent Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England. It is west of Consett. It is 3.5 miles long) and covers an area of 4 km2 and has a maximum depth of 100 ft and when full, holds 11,000 million gallons. Derwent Reservoir is situated 1½ miles east of Round Hills.

The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel

Pub

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel is a medieval hotel in Blanchland, Northumberland, England. It is dated to 1165 and was used as a hiding hole by monks of nearby Blanchland Abbey for centuries and contains hidden stairways and stone flagged floors. The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel is situated 1½ miles southwest of Round Hills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blanchland and Baybridge.

Blanchland

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blanchland is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the County Durham boundary. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 135. Blanchland is situated 1½ miles southwest of Round Hills.

Baybridge

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baybridge is a small village in Northumberland, England, just to the west of Blanchland and on the border with County Durham. It is situated to the west of Consett and the Derwent Reservoir, between Newbiggin and Blanchland. Baybridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Round Hills.