Hareshaw Linn

This walk takes you to the beautiful Hareshaw Linn waterfall in the Northumberland National Park. The walk begins in the village of Bellingham and follows footpaths through ancient woodland and over six bridges to the 9 metre high waterfall.... On the way you will pass a series of smaller waterfalls on the pretty Hareshaw Burn. Look out for wildlife including red squirrels, great spotted woodpeckers, wood warblers, badgers and bats on the way.
The Pennine Way runs past the falls so you could pick this up to continue your walking in the area.
Postcode: NE48 2DA
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The Carriages Tea Room at Bellingham Station is an interesting place to visit. You can enjoy a range of light lunches, freshly baked scones and homemade cakes on-board the old 1957 Mark 1 Carriages. The restored Carriage's still contain the original seats and many of the original fixtures and fittings from when the train was last used for public service. They do a very good afternoon tea for a reasonable price. You can find the cafe at Station Yard, Woodburn Road, Bellingham with a postcodfe of NE48 2DG for your sat navs.
The Cheviot Hotel is another good option in the village. The hotel contains a decent bar with a good menu and a nice outdoor seating area. You can find it on Main Street at a postcode of NE48 2AU.
The Heritage Centre Bellingham is another worthy attraction in the area. The centre tells the stories of the people of the North Tyne and Rede valleys through text, imagery, and objects. The displays present the social, agricultural and industrial history of the area as well as a small section about the earlier Border Reivers. It's a great place to visit particularly for railway and photgraphy buffs. It also includes the Carriages tea rooms mentioned above.

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Hareshaw Linn. A spectacular waterfall at the head of a popular walk out of Bellingham. Below the falls is a deep plunge pool.

Just below the spectacular falls of Hareshaw Linn, there is striking evidence of the power of water in the caves and hollows eroded presumably at a time when the stream was even larger and more powerful than it is now.

Steps leading back from the plunge pool of Hareshaw Linn to the head of the footpath back to Bellingham.

Lower Falls

Information board at the site. This displays some of the flora and fauna you can see on your walk. Bluebells, Wood Anenome, Primroses and the popular red squirrels can be seen here.

The First Footbridge, Hareshaw Linn Gorge. Shown on a snowy day in January 2010.

A rather decorative wooden bridge over the burn

The lowest of three waterfalls on Hareshaw Burn. This one is quite insignificant, compared with the spectacular Hareshaw Linn at the head of the gorge.

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