Getting here
54.38028, -3.10062
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
37
13 named nearby · 24 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
28
28 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
5
5 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Cumbria Way · Walking118 km
Machell's Coppice Trail · Walking0
Monk Coniston and Tarn Hows Trail, Tarn Hows and Coniston · Walking8 km
Tarn Hows circular walk, Tarn Hows and Coniston, South Lakes Outdoors · Walking3.2 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
✓ 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
⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing worksHistoric site3.1 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Lower GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park4.1 km→💧Seathwaite TarnReservoir3.3 km→