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Museums · North East England

Killhope

Killhope in England North East, United Kingdom.

Killhope Lead Mining Museum - waterwheel - geograph.org.uk - 6010651

Colin Park — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year
Year-round

About

Killhope is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Killhope is a small settlement at the very highest end of Weardale in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. Killhope Pass, the road linking Killhope, County Durham to Nenthead, Cumbria, reaches 627m (2057 feet) above sea level. This makes it the highest paved public A road in the UK. The village is home of the North of England Lead Mining Museum which is based at the old Park Head Mine.

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Coordinates
54.7797, -2.2707
Official site
www.killhope.org.uk

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Where is Killhope?
Killhope is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7797°, -2.2707°.