Getting here
55.18375, -2.17616
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
2 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
18
18 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail · Walking0
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
Facilities
🅿️
Parking
2 nearby · Free · 57m
Free 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
✦Prehistoric settlement, funerary and agricultural remains, 650m south of South Monkridge BridgeHistoric site3.7 km→✦Bell Knowe round cairn, 200m north east of The CraggHistoric site2.1 km→✦'Robin of Risingham' Roman Rock CarvingHistoric site2.4 km→✦Romano-British farmstead and field system 320m north east of Rede BridgeHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→