Where is Simonside Hills?

Simonside Hills is in North-East England, United Kingdom.

How do I get to Simonside Hills?

Its coordinates are 55.2810°, -1.9620°.

Is Simonside Hills a protected site?

Yes — Simonside Hills is part of the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Simonside Hills SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Simonside Hills free to visit?

Yes, Simonside Hills is free to enter.

Natural landmarks · North East England

Simonside Hills

In or near Rothbury.

Free admission

Simonside Hills in England North East, United Kingdom.

Moorland pond and rocks, Simonside Hills - geograph.org.uk - 6545290 — Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Simonside Hills 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

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Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest: Simonside Hills SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

The Simonside Hills are a hill range in Northumberland, England near the town of Rothbury. Most of the hills are around 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) high and are popular spots for hikers in the area. The highest point is Tosson Hill at 440 metres (1,444 ft). There are several single pitch rock climbing crags dotted along the hillside, notably Simonside North Face and Ravensheugh.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates: 55.2810, -1.9620
Address: Northumberland, England, UK

Sources

wikidata: Q7520494 (CC0)
wikipedia: Simonside Hills (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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