Getting here
54.73046, -2.60549
Best for
3 activitiesCycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Heritage
Free55%Religious grounds — local heritage
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
12
12 public paths
Public access
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Cycling
25
25 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
Route C2C · Cycling0
Route 7 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this religious grounds
St John the Baptist's Church is a religious grounds.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦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
3 nearby · Free · 300m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱The GreenUrban park400 m→✦Maiden Way Roman Road, Melmerby Fell from Bank Rigg northwards to Rowgill BurnHistoric site4.9 km→✦Cross in St Michael's churchyard, AddinghamHistoric site3.8 km→✦Long Meg and her DaughtersHistoric site4 km→✦Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosureHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→