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✦ Historic site

Middlehope Shield and Low Slit lead mines and ore works

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

54.74963, -2.14886

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Best for

4 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: Slitt Wood and West Rigg Geotrail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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9 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Wearhead Walk - The River Starts HereWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Rookhope Trails 4Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Rookhope Trails 1Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route▾

Old Coach Road alternative

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route▾

Old Coach Road alternative

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route▾

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾

NCN 7 Workington link

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea routeMountain bike route▾

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines

Named routeRef C2CPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Seeingsike Roadbyway open to all traffic · 857 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 857 mPath type: track

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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The valley of Middlehope Burn above Low Slit lead mine

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The valley of Middlehope Burn above Low Slit lead mine

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Westgate CastleHistoric site1.2 km→✦old mine workingsHistoric site3.6 km→✦old mine workingsHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦old mine workingsHistoric site3.6 km→