Rookhope Smelting Mill
Getting here
54.78142, -2.11871
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Lapwing, Curlew +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Lapwing, Curlew +48 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Arches, Large Yellow Underwing, Antler Moth +195 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Arches, Large Yellow Underwing, Antler Moth +195 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Bellflower, Devil's-bit Scabious, Eyebright +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Bellflower, Devil's-bit Scabious, Eyebright +2 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Rookhope Trails 4Walking route
Rookhope Trails 1Walking route
Lead Mining TrailWalking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: RookhopeWalking route
🚴Cycling
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route C2CCycling route
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Route C2CCycling route
C2C Stanhope on-road braid
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
Route 7Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route24 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
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
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