Plan your visit
Getting here
54.59741, -3.13924
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Route 7
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Cumbria Way
Picnic day out
Good match
Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v16 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route3 km▾
A gentle walk with time & space to reflect. Peace How looks over Derwent Water to the north, & Castle Crag – a WW1 memorial fell – to the south. It was gifted to NT in 1917, so that anyone affected by the WW1 could come & experience peace & tranquility.
Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route5.8 km▾
An easy lakeside amble along the quiet side of Derwent Water, leading you on a circular route through the tranquil parkland at Brandelhow, birthplace of the National Trust in the Lake District. Low-level lakeside and woodland paths.
Derwent Water and Cockshot Wood Accessible Loop, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route1.6 km▾
A stile-free circular along Derwent Water & via Cockshot Wood with views over the lake to Cat Bells and Causey Pike. Optional extension to the famous view point at Friar’s Crag. Woodland paths have small boulders, tree routes and muddy patches
Lakeside Amble, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route4.6 km▾
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Church Lanepublic footpath · 76 m▾
Church Lanepublic footpath · 30 m▾
Church Lanepublic footpath · 45 m▾
🚴Cycling
v40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route▾
Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage
Route 38Cycling route▾
Route 7Cycling route▾
NCN 7 Workington link
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway TrailCycling route▾
Route C2CCycling route▾
Old Coach Road alternative
Route C2CCycling route▾
Old Coach Road alternative
🚵Mountain biking
v2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km▾
Altura North TrailMountain bike route▾
About this urban park
Hope Park is a urban park covering 3 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Photos
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦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
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦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
Café
Cafe Hope · 134m
Parking
Lakeside Car Park · Paid · 95m
Toilets
185m away
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
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