Allen Banks and Staward Gorge
| Allen Banks and Staward Gorge | |
|
National Trust | |
|---|---|
 Staward Gorge from Staward Peel | |
| Grid reference: | NY798630 |
| Location: | 54°57’43"N, 2°18’58"W |
| Information | |
| Website: | Allen Banks and Staward Gorge |
Allen Banks and the Staward Gorge are two adjacent features in the valley of the River Allen in Northumberland, which together form a small estate owned by the National Trust.
The River Allen is a river of southern Northumberland, which carves a steep valley shortly before it open into that of the South Tyne, which the Allen joins a little below Allen Banks.
Allen Banks is a Victorian garden in the valley. The Staward Gorge is the wider stretch of the valley, reaching its most severely beautiful in the winding gorge north of the garden. The whole gorge is in woodland.
The ruins of Staward Peel, a mediæval pele tower, Staward Peel, stand on a promontory above the gorge: the pele tower has been designated a site of special scientific interest for its rich flora and fauna. There is a large suspension bridge here too.
Outside links
- Allen Banks and Staward Gorge information at the National Trust
- Staward Gorge on 'Wild About Britain'