Getting here
55.14797, -2.29206
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
6
2 named nearby · 4 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
18
18 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
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
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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