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Meal Bank Quarry Hoffmann kiln, quarry and lime works

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

Getting here

54.15705, -2.46448

Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Free76%

Historic site

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15

7 named nearby · 8 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

26

26 named nearby

Named route
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Horse riding

1

1 public path

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Three Peaks Walk · Walking0
Limestone Walk · Walking0
Bentham Heritage Trail A · Walking2 km
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Fell Lane · bridleway

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Meal Bank Quarry, from the north-east

Meal Bank Quarry, from the north-east

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦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

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Parking

2 nearby · Free · 225m

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Playground

234m away

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Toilets

279m away

✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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