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Allenheads lead ore works

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📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.80451, -2.22021

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Grouse and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black Grouse, Woodpigeon, Red Grouse (scotica) +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Black Grouse, Woodpigeon, Red Grouse (scotica) +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broken-belted Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax +155 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Twayblade, Mountain Pansy, Pyrenean Scurvygrass +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Iodine Bonnet, Galerina pseudomycenopsis, Dwarf Bell +3 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route647 m
Named routeRef 7Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 km
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route509 m
Named routeRef 7Length 509 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route515 m
Named routeRef 7Length 515 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Reservoir tank & bouse-teams of Beaumont Lead Mine, Allenheads

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Reservoir tank & bouse-teams of Beaumont Lead Mine, Allenheads

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope BurnHistoric site4.2 km→✦Allenheads Smelt MillHistoric site1.3 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→💧Dodd ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→✦Shorngate Cross currickHistoric site1.3 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→