Getting here
54.35453, -3.38696
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies58%Named cycling route nearby: Eskdale TRail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
36
2 named nearby · 34 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
13
13 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
36
36 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Cumbria Coastal Way · Walking298 km
Hadrian's Cycleway · Cycling0
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitehaven to Silecroft · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Walls Drive · public footpath
Walls Drive · public footpath
Walls Drive · public footpath
About this historic site
Grade II* registered historic park and garden
Wildlife to spot
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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 · 356m
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱St Michael's ChurchUrban park400 m→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→✦Barnscar prehistoric cairnfield, two hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, and a Romano-British farmstead, trackway and field systemHistoric site3.6 km→✦Prehistoric stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of StaintonHistoric site4.3 km→✦Muncaster CastleHistoric site400 m→✦High cross shaft, high cross head, and high cross base in St Michael and All Angels churchyardHistoric site500 m→