Getting here
55.07593, -2.18575
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
8
8 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) · Cycling0
National Byway Hexham Loop · Cycling0
Hadrian's Wall Path · Walking134.5 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
1 nearby · 297m
Free 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
✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Simonburn and the field boundary east of Carrawburgh car park in wall miles 29, 30 and 31Historic site4.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.4 km→✦Turret 29A (Black Carts)Historic site4.4 km→⛪St Mungo's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Giles' ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Milecastle 30 (Limestone Corner)Historic site4.2 km→