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Distington Golf Course and Driving Range

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.60420, -3.54297

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Common Knapweed, Common Ragwort +197 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Snowdrop, Common Knapweed, Common Ragwort +197 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route641 m
Named routeRef 72Length 641 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route320 m
Named routeLength 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route57 m
Named routeRef 72Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A595 at Distington

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A595 at Distington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vulcan ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Vulcan ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Lonsdale ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Parton Roman fortHistoric site4.1 km→🦉HARRINGTON RESERVOIRNature reserve1.9 km→✦WORKINGTON HALLHistoric site4.1 km→

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