Newlands Church
Getting here
54.56361, -3.19237
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Chapel Bridge Car Park 138m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Chapel Bridge Car Park 138m away — 6 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Juniper Haircap +43 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Juniper Haircap +43 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green-veined White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green-veined White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +32 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Common Nettle, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Hazel +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
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.
Borger Dalr Geology Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route6.4 km
Explore the origins of Borrowdale as you walk from Bowder Stone car park to Castle Crag, including the poignant war memorial Peace Howe, and amazing views of the flat valley bed that was formerly the bottom of an Ice Age lake. A steep but gradual climb.
Bowder Stone, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route900 m
A short linear walk to the Bowder Stone; a house-sized boulder balanced inexplicably on its side. Climb the ladder to the top of this Georgian tourist attraction.
🚴Cycling
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 38Cycling route
Route 7Cycling route
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway TrailCycling route
Route C2CCycling route
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Route C2CCycling route
Old Coach Road alternative
Main RouteCycling route54 m
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km
Altura South TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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