Natural landmarks · North East England
Rookhope
In or near Stanhope.
Rookhope in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope · 5.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Rookhope, the nearest railway station is Stanhope, located 5.8 km away. The postcode for Rookhope is DL13 2AF, which you can use for sat-nav. Entry to the site is free.
About
Rookhope 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.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rookhope is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. A former lead and fluorspar mining community, it first existed as a group of cattle farms in the 13th century. It is in the Pennines to the north of Weardale. W. H. Auden once called Rookhope "the most wonderfully desolate of all the dales". In the 2001 census Rookhope had a population of 267. The village had two public houses, the Rookhope Inn and the Swallow's Rest (closed May 2022) on the fell surrounding Rookhope, both popular with cyclists on the coast to coast cycling route from Sunderland on the east coast to Whitehaven or Workington on the West Cumbrian coast of northern England. The village primary school closed in 2024 because of falling pupil numbers. By road, Rookhope is 25.4 miles (40.9 km) west of Durham, 37.4 miles (60.2 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne, 48.5 miles (78.1 km) north west of Middlesbrough and 47.2 miles (76.0 km) east of Carlisle.
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Background
Description
The Rookhope Ride is a border ballad rescued and noted down by Joseph Ritson from the chanting of George Collingwood of Boltsburn near Rookhope about 1785. The date of the action (a raid) is precise: 6 December 1569, when robbers from Tynedale made a foray into Weardale.
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- Coordinates
- 54.7667, -2.0833
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 2AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope — 5.8 km
Sources
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Villages · 1.8 km
Rookhope War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.8 km
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rookhope?
- Rookhope is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 2AF), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is Rookhope?
- Rookhope in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Rookhope?
- The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 2AF.
- Is Rookhope a protected site?
- Yes — Rookhope is part of the Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Rookhope free to visit?
- Yes, Rookhope is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rookhope?
- The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 2AF.