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Killhope Wheel Lead Mine
Reconstructed Pennine Mine powered by water wheel, the life of Victorian
Miners is depicted with hands on experience for the willing. A full days
activities with Cafe, Shop and Woodland Walks.
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Cowshill in Upper Weardale Tel: 01388 537505
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Nenthead Heritage Centre
An underground Experience in the Pennine Lead Mines
with Tours, Shop, Cafe and Bunkhouse Accommodation
01434 382 037
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The Dales south of the Tyne are
still in Northumbria but classed as the North Pennines and an area of
outstanding beauty with high moorland.
With High Force in Teesdale being England's largest waterfall.
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Blanchland
A quiet town worth a visit or a short stay in the Lord Crewe
Arms Hotel, this was the site of a Monastery founded by a silent order of
Monks who wore white habits. A visiting party of Border Reivers from the North
intending to plunder the monastery lost their way on the moors in the fog.
The Monks later believing the threat was over rang the monastery
bells in celebration, giving the raiding party directions to their ultimate
goal.
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Lord Crewe Arms
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New Year - Tar Barrel Celebration
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The Northumberland Village of Allendale celebrate the New
Year with a unique ceremony at mid night on New Years Eve each year with a
colourful procession through the town.
A selected hereditary team of barrel carriers known
as Guisers dressed in fancy dress carry flaming whiskey barrels through the
streets to the town centre where they are used to ignite a ceremonial
bonfire.
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The barrels which can weigh 15 kg (30 lbs) filled with
burning hot tar are carried by the Guisers on their heads, the flames
leaping up to the dark night skies with sparks giving a spectacular sight.
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The Guisers some of whom have held their right to carry
the flaming barrels for more than half a century had the honour passed from
their fathers and intend to pass it on down through the family.
Without documentary evidence of the roots to the
centuries old festival local folklore gives theories of being Viking in
origin with possible Paganism roots in fire worship.
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Allenheads Heritage Centre
Most of the villages in the area have a connection to the days of lead
mining with old mine chimneys in the hills around Allenheads Heritage Mining
Centre with portrays the history of the local lead mines and its existence since
the last mine closed in 1896.
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