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Remains of Lonkin's Hall

📷 Norman MacKillop · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.98584, -1.88787

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Ramsons +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Burnside CloseWalking route
Named routeRef 1Local walking route
Stocksfields Community Woodland TrailsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Keelman's WayCycling route
Named routeRef 141National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 72Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 72Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route929 m
Named routeRef 72Length 929 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 72Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nafferton Castle/Lonkin's Hall on the west bank of the Whittle Burn adjacent to the A69

📷 Norman MacKillop · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nafferton Castle/Lonkin's Hall on the west bank of the Whittle Burn adjacent to the A69

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tyne Riverside Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the B6309 and the B6321 in wall miles 16, 17 and 18Historic site3.4 km→🏞️TYNE RIVERSIDECountry park3.3 km→🦉CASTLEFIELDS WOODNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Highfield ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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