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The Curricks camp

1 ha

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.94445, -2.56758

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Lapwing
  • ✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Lapwing, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Curlew, Lapwing, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Red Bog-moss, Sphagnum palustre var. palustre +8 more · last seen 2014

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Emerald Damselfly · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
South Tyne TrailWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route791 m
Named routeRef 68Length 791 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 68Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route557 m
Named routeRef 72Length 557 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 72Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Tyne TrailMountain bike route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmRegional cycle route
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
Named routeLength 123.9 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Curricks Camp, Hartleyburn Common

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Curricks Camp, Hartleyburn Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hadrian's Wall, vallum, section of the Stanegate Roman road and a Roman temporary camp between the B6318 road and Poltross Burn in wall miles 46 and 47Historic site4.9 km→🌱Greenhead (Millennium Green)Urban park4.7 km→✦Poltross Burn MilecastleHistoric site5 km→✦POW Camp 18Historic site3.7 km→⛪St Mary and St Patrick's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦19th century zinc spelter works and 20th century fume works at Tindale and the Great Battery - part of Lord Carlisle's rail system, 290m SW of Riggfoot FarmHistoric site2.8 km→