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Pele Tower

📷 Mike Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.37196, -1.69305

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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
  • 🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Orange Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Orange Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Bush Vetch · last seen 2025; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Bush Vetch · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
YellowWalking route
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RedWalking route
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Walk 3Walking route
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Walk 2Walking route
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BlueWalking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Tyne to Alnmouth

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route205 m
Named routeRef 1Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route583 m
Named routeRef 1Length 583 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
South east farm bridlewaybridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shilbottle pele tower

📷 Mike Searle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shilbottle pele tower

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🌱Alnwick GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Poison GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Serpentine GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Alnwick Garden - Roots & ShootsUrban park4.7 km→🌱The ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱The ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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