Glade
← Back✦ Historic site

Blakeley Raise Stone Circle

0 ha

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.51287, -3.45327

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blackbird
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Red Squirrel, Brown Hare, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2024; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Hairstreak, Marsh Fritillary, Hydropsyche siltalai +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bilberry, Tormentil +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 7Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route852 m
Named routeRef 72Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blakeley Raise Stone Circle (Reconstructed), Cumbria

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blakeley Raise Stone Circle (Reconstructed), Cumbria

1 / 22

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Tongue How prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, cemetery and cairnfield, Romano-British farmstead, shieling and lynchetsHistoric site4.5 km→🏞️LONGLAND LAKECountry park4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱Longland Lake Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Monk's Bridge 320m south east of FarthwaiteHistoric site3.8 km→