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St John's Church

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.79048, -2.34354

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Red Grouse (scotica)
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Hive — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

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11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Curlew, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cetraria aculeata, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. +95 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Herald, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Drusus annulatus +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bristly Haircap, Crenulated Flapwort, Fringed Bog-moss +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km
Named routeRef 7Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route691 m
Named routeRef 7Length 691 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route168 m
Named routeRef 7Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St John the Evangelist, Nenthead

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John the Evangelist, Nenthead

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⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Lead mines, ore works and smeltmill at NentheadHistoric site900 m→✦Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope BurnHistoric site4.8 km→✦Smelting MillHistoric site800 m→✦Carrshield lead mines and ore worksHistoric site3.8 km→✦Fletcheras Rake lead workingsHistoric site3.7 km→