Middleton-in-Teesdale Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village and civil parish in County Durham, United Kingdom
About Middleton-in-Teesdale
The lower River Tees is mostly industrial, but its upper valley between Cow Green and Barnard Castle lies in scenic moorland, part of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As with other AONBs, the "natural beauty" is partly man-made, through hill farming and 18th / 19th century lead mining. The Tees foams over a series of waterfalls as it cascades down Whin Sill - the layers of tough dolerite formed from magma in the late Carboniferous period, which elsewhere form Hadrian's Wall and the Farne Islands. There is some quarrying in the area, beware big trucks along the lanes, and the threat of further mining hasn't entirely gone away. There was interest in mining zinc here when its price spiked in 2006, but nothing has come of this.
Top Attractions in Middleton-in-Teesdale
Explore the best things to see and do in Middleton-in-Teesdale:
- ★High Force
- ★Kingsway Adventure Centre
Where to Stay in Middleton-in-Teesdale
- 🏨Brunswick House
- 🏨Rose & Crown
Middleton-in-Teesdale Travel Guide Sections
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