Glade
← Back Historic site

Gardens at Graythwaite Hall

8 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome8 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Black-headed Gull
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Black-headed Gull, Swallow +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, Black-headed Gull, Swallow +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lepidostoma hirtum, Peacock, Green-veined White +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Water Earwort +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill TopWalking route4 km

Gentle walk to 1 of Beatrix Potter's favourite places, Moss Eccles Tarn. This is where the children's author spent time painting & is a great introduction to the place included in her books. Short steep sections. Muddy in wet weather. Potential livestock

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ash Landing and Claife Heights Windermere Walk, Claife Viewing StationWalking route12 km

An elevated walk along Windermere's undeveloped western side. Dramatic viewing point at Low Blind How, where a gap in the wall leads to a crag with views of the lake, islands & Troutbeck fells. Some steep slopes, but once on the Heights its generally flat

Named routeLength 12 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Fell Foot Park Short Loop, Fell FootWalking route800 m

An accessible, stile and step free circular route around the Fell Foot parkland, taking in Windermere lakeshore with views across the lake to Fairfield Horseshoe.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Named routeLhn
Main RouteCycling route328 m
Named routeRef 6Length 328 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 6Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route409 m
Named routeRef 6Length 409 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵

Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Named route
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Goosey Foot Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

1 / 21