Getting here
54.53959, -2.75427
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
8
1 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
Named routes and paths nearby
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap) · Walking0
About this historic site
Thornthwaite Hall 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
⛺
Campsite
278m away
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Settlement SW of Naddle BridgeHistoric site800 m→✦Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap AbbeyHistoric site3.2 km→✦Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishpondsHistoric site3.8 km→💧Haweswater ReservoirReservoir4 km→✦Shap Stone AlignmentHistoric site4.9 km→💧Haweswater ReservoirReservoir4 km→