Photo: Alan J. White, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The North Pennines are a landscape of high heather moorland, waterfalls, hay meadows and remote dales, with Cross Fell, Great Dun Fell and Little Dun Fell rising along the Pennine skyline. Kirkby Stephen, Bardon Mill and Haydon Bridge stations give train access to the surrounding fells and dales.
There are 20 stations in or within 5 miles of North Pennines National Landscape.
The area is home to 190 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Cross Fell at 893m.
National Trails pass through or near the area: Coast to Coast, Pennine Way.
North Pennines National Landscape train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- Kirkby Stephen0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Appleby2.3 mi (about 3 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Lazonby & Kirkoswald3.5 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Langwathby3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Haltwhistle3.0 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Bardon Mill0.9 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Brampton (Cumbria)1.2 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Armathwaite3.6 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Haydon Bridge2.0 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Hexham2.4 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Riding Mill4.1 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot)
- Stocksfield4.4 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot)
- Wetheral4.5 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot)
- Corbridge4.7 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot)
- Kirkhaugh
- Lintley
- Slaggyford
- Frosterley0.1 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Stanhope0.3 mi (about 0.4 mi on foot)
- Wolsingham0.3 mi (about 0.4 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the North Pennines National Landscape from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Newcastle to StocksfieldFrom 30min
- Durham to StocksfieldFrom 50min
- Lancaster to WetheralFrom 1hr 11min
- Preston to WetheralFrom 1hr 27min
- York to StocksfieldFrom 1hr 34min
- Glasgow to WetheralFrom 1hr 37min
- Edinburgh to WetheralFrom 1hr 39min
- Leeds to Kirkby StephenFrom 1hr 48min
- Manchester to WetheralFrom 2hr 9min
- Liverpool to WetheralFrom 2hr 22min
- Stirling to WetheralFrom 2hr 23min
- Sheffield to StocksfieldFrom 2hr 39min
- Dundee to WetheralFrom 3hr 3min
- Birmingham to WetheralFrom 3hr 26min
- London to StocksfieldFrom 3hr 28min
- Nottingham to HexhamFrom 3hr 35min
- Leicester to StocksfieldFrom 3hr 51min
- Cambridge to StocksfieldFrom 3hr 55min
- Aberdeen to WetheralFrom 4hr 25min
- Norwich to StocksfieldFrom 4hr 37min
- Oxford to WetheralFrom 4hr 56min
- Bristol to WetheralFrom 5hr
Good to know
Can you get to the North Pennines National Landscape by train?
Yes. 20 stations are within 5 miles of the North Pennines National Landscape, including Kirkby Stephen and Bardon Mill.
What is the nearest train station to the North Pennines National Landscape?
Kirkby Stephen, 0.8 miles away (about 1 mile on foot) from the North Pennines National Landscape.
How long does it take to get to the North Pennines National Landscape by train?
The North Pennines National Landscape is 30min from Newcastle, 50min from Durham, 1hr 11min from Lancaster and 3hr 28min from London by train, to the nearest station.