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HeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.56408, -2.84104
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Ancient woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
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The Ullswater WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ullswater Way - Lowther Castle LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Aira Force and Gowbarrow Park Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route7.2 km▾
Experience Aira Force at its best as you head towards the waterfalls. Pass through woodland with lush green ferns & evergreens and emerge from the confines of the gorge to enjoy expansive views over Ullswater from the summit of Gowbarrow.
Named routeLength 7.2 kmDuration 01:30-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
🐴Horse riding
v2 public paths nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
High Street (Roman Road)bridleway · 3.3 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.3 kmPath type: bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸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
🌱 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
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
✦Moated site and annexe south of Gale BayHistoric site4.3 km→✦High Street, Roman roadHistoric site2.4 km→✦Cockpit Stone CircleHistoric site4.1 km→✦Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill TarnHistoric site4.3 km→✦Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockHistoric site4.5 km→✦Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop StoneHistoric site4.6 km→