Location and directions

Tarset is five miles north-west of Bellingham in the Upper North Tyne, Northumberland, England. The closest primary road is the A68.

The market town of Hexham is 25 miles to the south, and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne is 43 miles to the south-east.  Due to Tarset's proximity with the national border, the Scottish towns of Jedburgh, Hawick, Kelso, Selkirk and Galashiels are all within 50 miles.

Getting to Tarset

Drivers and cyclists can reach the Tarset Valley from:

• the Bellingham to Kielder Road at Lanehead in the south of the valley
• from the A68 in the north west, either:
  • using the B6320 (Bellingham to Otterburn), following signs for Bellingham and then Greenhaugh
  • using the single track road via Highgreen, signposted towards the Comb.

Walkers can leave the Pennine Way near Padon Hill and walk down through Highgreen into the valley.

Since the closure of the Border Counties Railway when there was a station in Tarset, the nearest railway station is now Hexham.  The closest airport is Newcastle.

Printed and digital maps

The following printed Ordnance Survey maps include the Tarset Valley:

• OS Landranger Map 80 (Cheviot Hills & Kielder Water)
• OS Explorer Map OL42 (Kielder Water & Forest)

Digital mapping products covering the area include:

• Anquet Technology OS Explorer 1:25 000 scale (OL42 Kielder Water)
• Anquet Technology OS 1:25 000 scale (Northumberland National Park South)

The "New" Popular Edition 1956 Ordnance Survey maps are available online:

• New Popular Edition Maps (Tarset area)

Warning: some features like Kielder reservoir are missing from these old maps.

Other maps

See also walks around Greenhaugh for local walk maps and location maps for the Holly Bush Inn and Tarset Village Hall.  See also details of the parish boundaries.

Location map

General position of the Tarset Valley, centred near the village of Greenhaugh.