Weardale Forest
Weardale Forest is a forest in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Weardale Forest is situated nearby to the locality Broad Meres, as well as near Snodbury.Places of Interest
Highlights include North of England Lead Mining Museum and St Thomas‘ Church.
North of England Lead Mining Museum
Museum
The North of England Lead Mining Museum, better known as Killhope, is an industrial museum near the village of Cowshill, County Durham, England. The museum stands on the site of the former Park Level Mine, which is being restored to show the workings of a 19th-century lead mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cowshill and Lanehead.
Cowshill
Hamlet
Lanehead
Hamlet
Lanehead is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It lies at the head of Weardale, approximately 2 km west of Cowshill. It is also located near to Killhope, and the boundary of the county of Cumbria.
Wearhead
Village
Wearhead is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated at the top of Weardale between Cowshill and Ireshopeburn.
Weardale Forest
- Type: Forest
- Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.776° or 54° 46′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.2692° or 2° 16′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C6VQPGJ+98
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Broad Meres and Snodbury.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cuthbert’s Level and Park Level Mine Masterman Washer’s Hut.
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