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Rock art at Ketley Crag rock shelter

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📷 Anne Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.56182, -1.88322

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Agapetus fuscipes +54 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Agapetus fuscipes +54 more · last seen 2020

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Canadian Waterweed, Variable-leaved Crestwort +11 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Canadian Waterweed, Variable-leaved Crestwort +11 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Northumberland Coast PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed

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 route595 m
Named routeRef 1Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 1Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route684 m
Named routeRef 1Length 684 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m
Named routeRef 1Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cup & Ring rock carvings in Ketley Crag rock shelter

📷 Anne Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cup & Ring rock carvings in Ketley Crag rock shelter

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Italian GardenUrban park4.3 km→✦CHILLINGHAMHistoric site4.1 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Whinny Hill cairn cemeteryHistoric site2.8 km→✦Sandyford Moor cairn cemeteryHistoric site4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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