Watch House
Watch House is a house in Forest and Frith, County Durham, England. Watch House is situated nearby to the historic site Fouts Pot Pit, as well as near White Mere.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Force and Low Force.
High Force
Waterfall
Photo: StoatBringer, Public domain.
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the European Geopark. High Force is situated 2 miles southwest of Watch House.
Low Force
Waterfall
Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830. Low Force is situated 2 miles south of Watch House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest-in-Teesdale and Bowlees.
Forest-in-Teesdale
Hamlet
Forest-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, on the north side of the Tees between Newbiggin and Langdon Beck, and is in the civil parish of Forest and Frith. Forest-in-Teesdale is situated 1½ miles southwest of Watch House.
Bowlees
Hamlet
Bowlees is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated near Newbiggin, on the other side of Teesdale from Holwick. The visitor centre in the village was formerly run by the Durham Wildlife Trust. Bowlees is situated 2 miles southeast of Watch House.
Langdon Beck
Hamlet
Langdon Beck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Forest and Frith, in County Durham, England. It is situated in upper Teesdale, between Forest-in-Teesdale and Harwood, halfway between Penrith and Durham. Langdon Beck is situated 2½ miles west of Watch House.
Watch House
- Type: House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Forest and Frith, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.67338° or 54° 40′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.16787° or 2° 10′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C6VMRFJ+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 427611242OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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