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Nent Hall was built as a private
house by the owners of a mine, who had the good fortune, in 1814, to strike silver
as well as a rich vein of lead in their mine, which had previously been abandoned
as worthless. It is situated 2 miles east of Alston in the North Penines area
of outstanding beauty where the air is pure and clear, and at night the stars
are brilliant. Wild life abounds - badgers, foxes, hares and occasionally deer
and red squirrels can be seen. There are swifts, fields full of lapwings, pheasants,
grouse and birds of prey, some of them rare. From April, when the marsh marigolds
come into flower, until late summer, wild flowers are everywhere, including wild
pansies and the rare Grass of Parnassus. For a truly relaxing holiday linger in
the elegant dining room, take your ease in our sitting rooms (one of them non-smoking),
or wander across the lawns and sit under the trees. You can stroll along the banks
of the little River Nent, saunter round the ancient cobbled lanes of...
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