Allendale town, Northumberland

Allendale is a large village in Northumberland just south of Hexham.It is situated within the North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.It is named after the River Allen which gave the name to the Valley. The main employment is now in agriculture and tourism. Historically however lead mining was a key activity from Roman times until the 19th century when investment funds were diverted into the growing local coal industry.

Allendale Town has a thriving community with shops, many pubs and a scenic golf course.

Useful links include

Previous blog posts on Allendale and Allenheads.

Wikipedia


Northumbria byways have a number of quality cottages here including

Allen Mill

Dale View

and

Station house