🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
Best for
13 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST OSWALD; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Hawthorn Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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13 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Miles without Stiles: Elterwater to Skelwith BridgeWalking route▾
Named routeRef 11Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Stickle Tarn Trail, Grasmere Great LangdaleWalking route3 km▾
This out & back path follows the Stickle Ghyll stream up to Stickle Tarn, with views across Great Langdale. Take a breather to wonder at dramatic waterfalls & rock pools cut into the mountainside. Steep, well-defined stone path with short, easy scrambles.
Named routeLength 3 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
High Close Tree TrailWalking route1.9 km▾
Originally a hill farm, the High Close estate was re-designed after Wheatley-Balme bought it in 1857. Exotic flora was planted to enhance views of the surrounding fells. Some species are now grown for the International Conifer Conservation Programme
Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blea Tarn Trail, Grasmere Great LangdaleWalking route2.9 km▾
Everyone can get out into the fells safely on this out & back trail. Enjoy mountain views of the Langdale Pikes & surrounding peaks, framed by the peaceful tarn – all without the big climbs & rocky scrambles. Level, compacted stone path, gentle gradients.
Named routeLength 2.9 kmDuration 01:00-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Millennium Bridgepublic footpath · 15 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface woodPath type: path
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Cycling
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63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route471 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route615 m▾
Named routeRef 637Length 615 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route287 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 287 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
