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🌱 Urban park

Glaramara

1 ha

Plan your visit

DogsHikingFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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11 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route3 km

A gentle walk with time & space to reflect. Peace How looks over Derwent Water to the north, & Castle Crag – a WW1 memorial fell – to the south. It was gifted to NT in 1917, so that anyone affected by the WW1 could come & experience peace & tranquility.

Named routeLength 3 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Borger Dalr Geology Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route6.4 km

Explore the origins of Borrowdale as you walk from Bowder Stone car park to Castle Crag, including the poignant war memorial Peace Howe, and amazing views of the flat valley bed that was formerly the bottom of an Ice Age lake. A steep but gradual climb.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Seatoller, Styhead Tarn and Grains Gill Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route11.2 km

An invigorating circular into the the Lakeland fells beyond Borrowdale. Follow an ancient packhorse route, as mountain views of Great End & Great Gable rise above you. Relax by Sprinkling Tarn before returning via Grains Gill stream. Rugged rock paths.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Bowder Stone, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route900 m

A short linear walk to the Bowder Stone; a house-sized boulder balanced inexplicably on its side. Climb the ladder to the top of this Georgian tourist attraction.

Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route
Folly Bridgepublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mPath type: track
Seatoller National Trust Car Parkpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mSurface compactedPath type: service

About this urban park

Glaramara is a urban park covering 1 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

Café

Honisters Yew Tree Coffee House · 282m

Campsite

402m away

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Parking

Seatoller NT car park · Paid · 191m

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Toilets

211m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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