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Liddel Castle

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.20142, -2.77191

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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
  • ✦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· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Cheilosia illustrata, Eristalis pertinax +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Cheilosia illustrata, Eristalis pertinax +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 10Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route152 m
Named routeRef 10Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route367 m
Named routeRef 10Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
The Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pasture near Liddel Castle

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture near Liddel Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Newcastleton Skills ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦Whithaugh TowerHistoric site2.8 km→⛪Castleton Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Foulshiels, SettlementHistoric site1.9 km→✦Langknowe Long CairnHistoric site4.1 km→⛳Newcastleton Golf CourseGolf course4.2 km→

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