Halfwayhouse
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.54440, -2.25457
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Chiffchaff
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Chiffchaff
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Linnet, Chiffchaff, Rook +86 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Linnet, Chiffchaff, Rook +86 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Peacock, Scathophaga stercoraria +30 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heart-leaved Spear-moss, Kneiff's Hook-moss, Agrostis canina +49 more · last seen 2017
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Kirk Yetholm) - deviationWalking route▾
to keep main route contiguous for route analysis
Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yetholm Blue routeCycling route9 km▾
Named routeRef blueLength 9 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Kelso Red RouteCycling route53 km▾
Named routeRef redLength 53 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Yetholm Orange routeCycling route22 km▾
Named routeRef orangeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Border LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
The ruins of Halfwayhouse
Photos
The ruins of Halfwayhouse
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 249m
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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