Wark Forest, Northumberland National Park

#25 among attractions in Northumberland National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Wark Forest is the name of the southern part of Kielder Forest in Northumberland England. Wark Forest is found within the south-west tip of Northumberland National Park. It is near the village of Wark on Tyne to the south. ()

Coordinates: 55°5'28"N, 2°25'1"W

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Northumberland National Park United Kingdom

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Wark Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Broomlee Lough, Dally Castle, Housesteads Roman Fort, Greenlee Lough.

5.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Broomlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
151 min walk • Broomlee Lough is an inland lake in Northumberland, England at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park. The lough lies immediately north of the course of Hadrian's Wall. Old legends portray the lake as a repository of hidden treasure.
5 miNE
Forts and castles
Dally Castle, Northumberland National Park
127 min walk • Dally Castle is a ruined 13th-century stone motte-and-bailey fortress in Northumberland, and one of the first hall houses in Northumberland. It lies 5 miles west of Bellingham Castle, and 4 miles west of Bellingham on the Chirdon Burn, a tributary of the North Tyne. Dally Castle House was built in the 18th century next to the castle.
6.4 miSE
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Housesteads Roman Fort, Haltwhistle
163 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
5.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Greenlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
148 min walk • Greenlee Lough is a lough or lake and national nature reserve 3 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 1.5 miles north of the B6318 road in Northumberland, northern England.
6.4 miSE
Museum, Area
Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall
163 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
5.9 miNE
Bridge
Greystead Bridge, Northumberland National Park
152 min walk • Greystead Bridge is a wooden suspension bridge across the River North Tyne at Greystead in Northumberland.
6.3 miSE
Area
Milecastle 35, Hadrian's Wall
160 min walk • Milecastle 35 is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. The remains still exist as exposed masonry.
6.5 miSE
Area
Milecastle 34, Hadrian's Wall
167 min walk • Milecastle 34 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. There are no visible remains, but the site is within a small, tree-filled, walled enclosure located around 0.5 kilometres east of Sewingshields farm.
6.3 miSE
Area
Knag Burn Gateway, Hadrian's Wall
162 min walk • The Knag Burn Gateway is a gateway which was built into Hadrian's Wall some time after construction of the wall itself, generally acknowledged to be during the fourth century.
6.3 miSE
Area
Milecastle 37, Hadrian's Wall
160 min walk • Milecastle 37 is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. It is immediately west of the Housesteads Roman Fort.
6.4 miSE
Area
Milecastle 36, Hadrian's Wall
163 min walk • Milecastle 36 was one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. There is little to see on the ground as most of the walls have been robbed and quarried away.