Getting here
55.10128, -1.86870
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2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
About this historic site
Belsay Castle is an ancient historic site covering 0 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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Belsay Castle: Vaulted room in which presentations are made by English Heritage
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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
3 nearby · 292m
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Playground
65m away
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Medieval wayside cross, 190m east of Belsay TowerHistoric site200 m→✦BELSAY HALLHistoric site400 m→✦Bowl barrow, 200m ENE of ShortflattHistoric site2 km→✦CAPHEATONHistoric site5 km→🌱Bolam Lake Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦Belsay tower house and attached unfortified wing, deserted medieval village, possible moated site, promontory fort and watch postHistoric site200 m→