Visit & explore
Explore the North Pennines
Visit & explore
Explore this fantastic landscape and enjoy a warm welcome from the people of the North Pennines! Over the winter we’ll be adding more information on what to see and do in the AONB.
As you explore you’ll find open heather moors, delightful dales, tumbling upland rivers, wonderful woods, close-knit communities, glorious waterfalls, fantastic birds, stone-built villages, intriguing imprints of a mining and industrial past, distinctive plants, fascinating invertebrates and much, much more.
Visit the interactive map to download walks, trails and attractions to help you explore the area.

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Did you know…
Happy #CumbriaDay Enjoy these scenes from the #FellfootForward landscape partnership scheme area in #Cumbria.
#NorthPenninesAONB #NationalLotteryHeritageFund https://t.co/yw3OwuLMPJ

Upland farming and innovative technology. We worked in partnership with @Natures_Voice at #RSPBGeltsdale as part of our #FellfootForward Landscape Partnership Scheme, funded by @HeritageFundNOR https://t.co/HJNBlyB5fE
We had great fun with our takeover, sharing the geology and landscape of the #NorthPenninesAONB and UNESCO #GlobalGeopark https://t.co/L31lj42eEx
The snowy slopes of the #NorthPenninesAONB were on show to the nation yesterday as #Weardale Ski Club featured in #SkiSunday (about 34 mins in) https://t.co/bOKRGXTaas
Learning at home and interested in digging a bit deeper under the surface of the #NorthPenninesAONB & UNESCO #GlobalGeopark? We have some great #earthscience activities to do at home https://t.co/Aly6as7YVr #geology #geopark #homelearning #lockdown2021
Would you like to lead on the #interpretation for a large-scale #naturerecovery programme? We're recruiting for a part-time interpretation officer #heritagejobs #teesswale #northpenninesaonb #yorkshiredales #environmentjobs https://t.co/vVDLF1sOG2 @yorkshire_dales