Ravensworth motte and bailey castle, water defence features, park pale and shrunken medieval village
12 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
54.46334, -1.78382
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: RAVENSWORTH CASTLE AND PARK WALL; Historic site
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rubus dasyphyllus, Bramble, Danish Scurvygrass +4 more · last seen 2017
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route78 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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