Moors and dales in central Northern Britain 1,983 sq km /766 sq miles
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Cumbria | Northeast England
A high wild landscape of undulating heather moorland and blanket peat forming one of the last true expanses of wilderness in England, at the north end of the Pennine range and
straddling Cumbria, Northumberland and Durham, designated in 1988. Includes only two towns of any size
In June 2003, the North Pennines was designated Britain's first European Geopark, a UNESCO-backed designation reflecting its world-class geological heritage.
Contacts
- North Pennines AONB Partnership Weardale Business Centre, 1 Martin Street, Stanhope, Co. Durham, DL13 2UY, tel 01388 528801
www.northpennines.org.uk
Regions
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