The River Wear in Northern England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region's longest rivers. The Wear wends in a steep valley through the cathedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in its upper reach and Wearside by its mouth.
The Wear at its mouth in the North Sea in Sunderland
The wooded riverbanks of the Wear as it flows from Stanhope to Frosterley
The wooded riverbanks of the Wear as it flows through Durham.
Finchale Priory on the banks of the River Wear between Durham and Chester-le-Street.
The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England. Commonly described as the "backbone of England" because of its length and position, the range runs from Derbyshire and Staffordshire in the North Midlands to Northumberland in North East England, near the Anglo-Scottish border. The range starts near the valley of the River Trent to the south and extends northwards across the Peak District, South Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, and North Pennines, ending at the Tyne Gap. Beyond the gap are the Border Moors and Cheviot Hills, which are included in some definitions of the range.
Rombalds Moor, South Pennines
Scenery in the Forest of Bowland
Stanage Edge in the Peak District
Cross Fell, the highest point of the Pennines
