Gibson’s Cave
Gibson’s Cave is a cave in Newbiggin, County Durham, England. Gibson’s Cave is situated nearby to the waterfall Summerhill Force, as well as near the forest Bow Lee Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Low Force and High Force.
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 3,200 feet southwest of Gibson’s Cave.
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 west of Gibson’s Cave.
Park End Wood
Forest
Park End Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. The site occupies a low hill of Whin Sill on the southern edge of the River Tees floodplain just over 2 km upstream from the village of Middleton-in-Teesdale. Park End Wood is situated 2 miles southeast of Gibson’s Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowlees and Newbiggin.
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.
Newbiggin
Village
Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 146. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, opposite Holwick.
Holwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holwick is a hamlet and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, the hamlet consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement.
Gibson’s Cave
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Newbiggin, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.653° or 54° 39′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.1414° or 2° 8′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C6VMV35+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 5795429867OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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