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Hardknott Roman fort, bath-house, parade ground and tribunal, 4 Roman roads, Roman quarries and 3 cairns

18 ha

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

54.40329, -3.20318

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit
  • ✦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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Stereocaulon vesuvianum var. vesuvianum, Lecanora polytropa, Parmotrema perlatum +15 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Black Darter, Lepidostoma hirtum +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Mickleden Valley Trail, Grasmere Great LangdaleWalking route6.1 km

Walk into the wilds of Mickleden, a Langdale valley where clues to Neolithic and Norse settlers lie beneath pikes & crags. This easy out & back route follows the bridleway along the valley floor, on a section of the Cumbria Way. Stoney in places.

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Eskdale TRailCycling route
Named routeRef ETRLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hardknott Roman Fort

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hardknott Roman Fort

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman road from Wrynose Bottom to Hardknott FordHistoric site2.1 km→✦Cairnfield including a prehistoric enclosure, 5 stone circles, 10 funerary cairns, 6 stone banks, 2 stone walls, a lynchet and a trackway on BurnmoorHistoric site4.7 km→✦Hardknott Roman FortHistoric site200 m→✦Prehistoric enclosure north of Little Pie, BurnmoorHistoric site3.4 km→✦Prehistoric enclosure, hut circle and adjacent cairnfield east of Whillan Beck, BurnmoorHistoric site3.6 km→✦Cairnfield including a funerary cairn, standing stone and three stone banks south of Eller How, BurnmoorHistoric site3.9 km→