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Shildon Engine House Ruins – Blanchland Village loop from Springhouse Caravan Park

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Shildon Engine House Ruins – Blanchland Village loop from Springhouse Caravan Park

Hard

5.0

(2)

runners

Shildon Engine House Ruins – Blanchland Village loop from Springhouse Caravan Park

02:03

17.4km

290m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

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1.44 km

Slaley Forest

Highlight • Forest

Start of the forest

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5.24 km

Pennypie House

Highlight • Historical Site

A little before crossing the ford over Shildon Burn, if you look to one side of the road, there's a building known as Pennypie House, a Grade II listed building. …

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6.55 km

Shildon Engine House Ruins

Highlight • Monument

What you see is a clear example of a steam pumping engine house, which was disused in the early 19th century, leaving its remains as an Ancient Monument.

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7.51 km

White Monk Tearoom, Blanchland

Highlight • Cafe

Right in the center of Blanchland, the current tearoom is located in the Victorian building you can see, which was once the school but closed in 1980. Also, if you …

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7.52 km

Blanchland Village

Highlight • Religious Site

Lovely spot, there's a tap round the back of the abbey if you need to fill up with drinking water when the pub and cafe are both closed.

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12.5 km

Rumoured to have existed since prehistory, the Carrier's Way was used by pack pony drivers (carriers) transporting smelted lead to the River Tyne during the 17th century.

Their industry gave us this wonderful little trail across Burntshieldhaugh Fell.

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