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The King's Stone

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.63953, -2.18536

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • ✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Marmalade Hoverfly, Mesembrina meridiana +6 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ringlet, Marmalade Hoverfly, Mesembrina meridiana +6 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Lungwort +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Lungwort +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
Tweed CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef TRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Arable land by Crookham Westfield

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arable land by Crookham Westfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Home ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Henderson ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Henderson ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Hope ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Tweed GreenUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→

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