Getting here
54.99317, -2.44868
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: Hadrian's Wall Path
Mountain biking
Varies72%Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
18
6 named nearby · 12 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
41
41 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
7
7 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
South Tyne Trail · Walking37 km
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Hadrian's Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Roman Military Way · public footpath
Roman Military Way · public footpath
About this urban park
Cawfields Picnic Site is a urban park.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
🅿️
Parking
Cawfields car park · Paid · 100m
🧺
Picnic spot
2 · 77m away
🚻
Toilets
2 · 128m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Eden's LawnUrban park2.8 km→✦Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman roadHistoric site1 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Walltown Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46Historic site4.9 km→