Getting here
54.58308, -3.24256
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Force Crag Mine Accessible Trail, North Lakes Outdoors
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
21
8 named nearby · 13 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
20
20 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
4
4 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 38 · Cycling0
Route 7 · Cycling0
The Valley of Cinders Walk, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking2.4 km
Buttermere to Rannerdale Walk, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking4.8 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
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
✓ 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
✦Round cairn on GrasmoorHistoric site2.6 km→🌱NewlandsUrban park3.9 km→🌱NewlandsUrban park3.9 km→✦Goldscope copper and lead mines and remains of associated dressing floors, stamp mill, dressing mill, reservoir and leatsHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→🌱Whinlatter Forest ParkUrban park3.3 km→