The North Pennines

An area of Outstanding Natural Beauty known for its wild moorland, deep valleys, and rich history which makes it an incredible place to photograph.

A small waterfall flowing into a river surrounded by lush green trees and foliage, with some stone ruins in the background. Slit Woods near Westgate
A water overflow in a local reservoir. This is Blackton reservoir near Middleton in Teesdale. The overspill look amazing from above.
Ruined stone house in a green, hilly landscape at sunset with a cloudy sky. This old building near Westgate in County Durham made a great photo.
Aerial view of farmland with a tractor and hay bale rollers on a recently harvested field, rolling hills in the background, and sheep grazing near stone walls high up in the North Pennines Natural Landscape
A lush green forest with a flowing waterfall beneath a stone arch bridge. The location is near Garrigill.
Three Stone cairns near Muggleswick with lovely purple heather
Aerial view of a large reservoir with dam walls on both ends, surrounded by green and purple heathland fields, with a sky full of clouds. This is Hisehope reservoir near the waskerly way in County Durham.
Northern Lights at Derwent Reservoir, Northumberland
Aerial view of a river flowing through green rolling hills with scattered trees displaying fall colors, stone walls, and a distant village under a foggy sky. Standhope quarry
A large body of water with a small tower structure connected by a bridge in the foreground, surrounded by trees and hills in the background. Castle Carrock is the nearest town.
A foggy landscape with rolling hills, an old metal mining tower, and abandoned stone buildings, with some fog lingering over the scene. Groke rake lead mine in the North Pennines with some hill fog.
Aerial view of rolling green hills with a stone wall running through the landscape, some trees and small structures, under a partly cloudy sky. Known locally as Kirkcarrion close to Middleton-in-Teesdale.
An aerial view of an abandoned house surrounded by green trees and grass, with a white metal-roofed building nearby. This old farm is just outside of Stanhope.
A green, hilly landscape with a winding river and small patches of trees, seen from an aerial perspective. Bollihope quarry during the summer months.
A dam on a partially frozen lake in a snowy landscape, with winding roads and hilly terrain in the background. Cow Green Reservoir overflowing following lots of rain.
An abandoned stone house with a moss-covered roof in a dense forest surrounded by tall trees. Killhope Lead Mine
A stone arch bridge with a tree on top, set in a grassy, hilly landscape under a blue sky with wispy clouds, and a dirt path leading past the bridge along a river. An old lime kiln at Bollihope near Frosterley.
A small historic stone building near a body of water with rolling hills and trees in the background, sunset lighting. The water house at Tunstall reservoir.
A rural landscape at sunset with green fields, sheep grazing, trees, and hills in the background. A wooden fence runs along the right side of the image. Taken on an evening walk near Alston.
Low force waterfall in autumn.
Spartalec House remains in the North Pennines AONB not far from Eastgate. Photo by James Little Photography
An old train carriage on the fell above Westgate
The stone structure at the top of Cross Fell, the highest fell in England outside the Lake District.
Harwood, Upper Teesdale as the road lead past an iconic white house barn
Looking down on the old mine workings at West Gate, Slit woods.
Lambley Viaduct on a winters morning
A traditional scene in the North Pennines Natural Landscape as a farmer gathers his sheep off the fell.
A field just off the A68 near Carterway Heads and Kiln Pitt Hill.
Tunstall Reservoir with some fishing boats ready for a spot of fishing
Groverake mine at night in the snow
Some sheep in the heather on a fell near Whitley Chapel
High Cup Nick, North Pennines AONB
An old abandoned farmhouse near Alston in Cumbria
Steward Shield Meadow on Stanhope common with purple heather around
Blanchland Chimney part of the old lead mining in the North Pennines in England
Bowlees and Gibsons cave, Summerhill Force waterfall
St John the Baptist Church, Croglin
Old Engine House near Blanchland
A white house in Upper Teesdale
Slit Woods near Westgate, County Durham
Three stone cairns over Cow Green Reservoir in the North Pennines AONB
A horse silhouette at Parkhead station house and café on the Waskerly Way
Under the night sky at the broken bridge near Rookhope
Ashgill Force near Garrigill
High Force waterfall in autumn from the public footpath
Low Force waterfall, Teesdale
Poppies for remembrance Sunday at a house near Westgate
High Force waterfall, Teesdale on an autumn day with colours in the trees. Image James Little Photography
High Cup Nick