College Valley

The College Valley is an area within the Northumberland National Park in northern England.

The valley is spectacularly beautiful and affords a serenely satisfying ascent of the Cheviot – 815 metres (2674 ft) – the highest peak in the area.

There are over 105 km of roads and pathways criss crossing the College Valley.

The valley is open to the public, but access by car is restricted to permit holders only and these are limited on a daily basis.

On entering the valley itself the road splits into two, the right hand turn to Trowup burn.

The left hand fork goes to the estate office and farm there up the main valley to the Cheviot itself.

As the valley approaches the Cheviot itself it splits into two, the right hand fork going to Mounthooly (which is now a YHA hostel) and the left hand fork going up to Goldsceugh by way of Coldburn Cottage and Dunsdale House.

Looking north down the valley
Hethpool lake, north of Hethpool house