Gardens · Scottish Lowlands
Allen Banks & Staward Gorge
Allen Banks & Staward Gorge — Victorian garden and National Trust property in Northumberland, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill · 2.3 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Allen Banks & Staward Gorge is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Victorian garden and National Trust property in Northumberland, England". Coordinates: 54.9620°, -2.3160°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Allen Banks & Staward Gorge is a 194-acre National Trust property in the English county of Northumberland. It is a Victorian garden in a gorge of the River Allen cutting through woodland. The ruins of Staward Peel, a medieval peel tower, stand on a promontory above the gorge. The property has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its rich flora and fauna. There is a large suspension bridge which has been ruined by the flooding of January 2005.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.9620, -2.3160
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Haydon
- Postcode
- NE47 5NA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill — 2.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4731521 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Allen Banks & Staward Gorge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Allen Banks & Staward Gorge?
- Allen Banks & Staward Gorge is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE47 5NA), in the parish of Haydon.
- Is Allen Banks & Staward Gorge a protected site?
- Yes — Allen Banks & Staward Gorge is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Allen Banks & Staward Gorge?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE47 5NA.