Getting here
54.53313, -3.16118
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Cumbria Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
27
13 named nearby · 14 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Horse riding
11
11 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap) · Walking0
Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking3 km
Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking5.8 km
Borger Dalr Geology Walk, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking6.4 km
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
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
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱GlaramaraUrban park2.1 km→✦Goldscope copper and lead mines and remains of associated dressing floors, stamp mill, dressing mill, reservoir and leatsHistoric site3.5 km→✦Borrowdale graphite mines and associated grinding mill, 660m north west of SeathwaiteHistoric site3.7 km→✦Castle Crag Hill FortHistoric site0 m→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Dale Head copper mine 300m north east of Dale HeadHistoric site2.5 km→