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Medieval dispersed settlement at Askerton Park 170m WSW of Parkgate Bridge

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📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.02706, -2.69679

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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

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Engrailed, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character +67 more · last seen 2015; Insects — Engrailed, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character +67 more · last seen 2015

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 72Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route710 m
Named routeRef 10Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 10Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km
Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkgate Bridge

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkgate Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Maiden Way Roman road from B6318 to 450m SW of High House, Gillalees Beacon signal station and Beacon Pasture early post-medieval dispersed settlementHistoric site3.7 km→✦Bewcastle Roman fort, high cross shaft in St Cuthbert's churchyard, and Bew Castle medieval shell keep castleHistoric site4.2 km→✦Bewcastle Roman FortHistoric site4.2 km→✦Hall Hills medieval dispersed settlement 370m WNW of St Cuthbert's ChurchHistoric site4.3 km→✦Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test SiteHistoric site4.4 km→

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