Attractions

Visit & explore

Attractions

The North Pennines has a variety of visitor attractions offering fantastic days out in the stunning scenery of the National Landscape and UNESCO Global Geopark.

Discover

Discover the area’s lead mining heritage at Killhope Museum, and in the Weardale Museum. Wonder at High Force and take a ride on the Weardale Railway or the South Tynedale Railway. Explore Hamsterley Forest, visit the Durham Dales Centre and the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi in Allendale or relax awhile in The Garden Station or Eggleston Hall Gardens.

Natural

The North Pennines abounds in natural and historical attractions – these pages help you to discover what they’ve got to offer and will open your eyes to what makes the National Landscape and UNESCO Global Geopark so special.

The attractions

Attraction name	Area
The Bowes Museum	Teesdale
Durham Dales Centre	Weardale
Eggleston Hall Gardens	Teesdale
The Garden Station	Allen Valleys
RSPB Geltsdale Nature Reserve	Alston & the Cumbrian North Pennines
Hamsterley Forest	Teesdale / Weardale
Harehope Quarry Project	Weardale
High Force Waterfall	Teesdale
The Hub Museum	Alston & the Cumbrian North Pennines
Killhope, the North of England Lead Mining Museum	Weardale
Museum of Classic Sci-Fi, Allendale	Allen Valleys
Moor House-Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve	Alston & the Cumbrian North Pennines / Teesdale
South Tynedale Railway	Alston & the Cumbrian North Pennines
Weardale Museum and High House Chapel	Weardale
Weardale Railway	Weardale