Part of a Roman fort and its associated vicus and remains of a pre-Conquest monastery and a Benedictine priory on Castle Hill 5 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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54.05139, -2.80556
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Monastery scheduled monument
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 ☕ The Hall — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 ☕ The Hall — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Pedunculate Oak, Garlic Mustard +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
Show on map Ffrances Passage public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Ffrances Passage public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Ffrances Passage public footpath · 37 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 37 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map 88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
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Hart's-Tongue
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Winter Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum
Winter Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum2025
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
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