Alston Moor - the official visitor site

Alston Moor…….  In the middle of nowhere, but the centre of everywhere!

There’s plenty to keep you on Alston Moor, but with five major but quiet roads radiating out from Alston, you’re ideally placed to explore further afield.  Whichever road you take, you’re assured of a spectacular drive with stunning scenery.

With 5 major roads , in different directions, taking you out of Alston there are many places that you can easily visit on a day’s driving trip.  Here’s just a selection, with a very rough guide as to how long it will take to drive from Alston:

• Ullswater, Lake District (40 mins)
• Keswick (60 mins)
• Penrith (30 mins)
• Hexham (30 mins)
• Allendale (20 mins)
• Carlisle (45 mins)
• Hadrian’s Wall country (40 mins)
• Durham (60 mins)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne (60 mins)
• Stanhope (30 mins)
• Middleton In Teesdale (30 mins)
• Barnard Castle (45 mins)
• Kirkby Stephen (60 mins)
• Applebey In Westmoreland (50 mins)
• Northumberland Coast (1 hr 30 mins)
• Kielder Forest (1 hr 15 mins)
• Jedburgh, Scottish Borders (1 hr 45 mins)