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The Sad Castle

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.33716, -2.11248

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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· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Spiked Shieldbug, Common Blue Damselfly, Syritta pipiens +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

'The Sad Castle' memorial stone

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

'The Sad Castle' memorial stone

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BARROW BURN WOODNature reserve1.8 km→✦CampHistoric site2.5 km→✦Multivallate hillfort, 70m east of CampvilleHistoric site2.9 km→✦Iron Age defended settlement and later Romano-British settlement on Gallow Law, 600m north of Alwinton FarmHistoric site2.5 km→✦Romano-British settlement, 300m south east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site3.3 km→✦Cross dyke, 200m south east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site3.4 km→

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