Getting here
55.49516, -1.63673
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
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20 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Northumberland Coast Path · Walking0
NCN 1 Longhoughton alternative · Cycling0
Route 1 · Cycling0
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Embleton Tower 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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🌱 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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Playground
192m away
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Toilets
98m away
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds100 m→🪦Embleton CemeteryCemetery800 m→✦Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxholeHistoric site2.8 km→✦Dovecote S of Glebe FarmHistoric site300 m→🌱The GreenUrban park4.4 km→✦Craster defended settlementHistoric site3.8 km→