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Whinlatter Forest Park


(Average user rating5 unrated 4.5/5)

About Whinlatter Forest Park

Welcome to Whinlatter Forest Park, England's only true Mountain Forest. Rising to 790 metres above sea level Whinlatter Forest Park offers spectacular views of the Lake District and into Scotland.

The Altura Trail puts altitude into Mountain Biking by offering stunning views and a great single track trail which rises to 500m (1600ft) above Keswick and the northern lakes.

Snowy ride along the altura trail

Why not have a go on our Go Ape! course.  It's a award winning high wire forest adventure course of extreme rope bridges, tarzan swings and zip slides. Go Ape! and trek from tree to tree in the forest canopy. Over an hour of adrenalin-fuelled fun, laughter and adventure at heights of up to 40 feet above the forest floor, all located within the beautiful surroundings of Whinlatter Forest Park. Go on, swing by and catch some tree time.

From April to August annually watch the Bassenthwaite Ospreys through our live nest camera or visit the Lake District Osprey Project and see the ospreys from the outdoor viewpoint or visit the exhibition and live video camera  at Whinlatter.

For more information visit our Whinlatter Forest Park pages.

How to get there:

Keswick is the nearest town or village.

Road

- From Keswick

Take the A66 west towards Cockermouth. At Braithwaite turn west onto the B5292 for Lorton. Follow Visitor Centre Sign Posts.

Bus

- Bus from Keswick.

Train

- Nearest station is Penrith (25 miles east) on the west coast mainline.

OS Grid Reference: NY209245
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Start your visit from:

Revelin Moss
Noble Knott
Whinlatter Visitor Centre
Whinlatter cafe on a winter's evening

Facilities:

ParkingEasy AccessToiletsParking ChargeInformationVisitor CentreRefreshmentsForest ShopOther Facilities

Activities:

PicnicView PointOrienteeringWalkingCyclingHorse RidingEducationalWildlife ActivitiesOther ActivitiesPlay Area

Contact:

Recreation Ranger
01768 778469
e-mail: whinlatter@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

Name: Anonymous (5 Stars)
26/Nov/2009
loved it. some fantastic walks for all abilities and some fantastic views + siskins cafe was excellent
Name: Matt (5 Stars)
2/Nov/2009
Hugely enjoyable trail with great views and some good technical sections. To the walker above: sorry to hear your experience of MTBers. That's certainly not the norm as many MTBers have had to put up with moans from walkers over the years and no exactly what it feels like to be ignored.
Name: Anonymous (1 Star)
21/Oct/2009
it was not good
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