Briarwood Banks

#3791 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Briarwood Banks is the name given to a woodland Site of Special Scientific Interest in north Northumberland, North East England. Composed mainly of elm, oak and ash, the site is semi-natural and now recovering from the removal of planted conifers. ()

Coordinates: 54°57'8"N, 2°19'32"W

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Briarwood Banks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Allen Banks & Staward Gorge, Crag Lough, Staward Peel, Vindolanda.

0.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Allen Banks & Staward Gorge
20 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Northumberland, Allen Banks & Staward Gorge offers visitors a spectacular immersion into one of the United Kingdom's most enchanting ancient woodlands. This protected area, managed by the National Trust, is a haven for nature enthusiasts...
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crag Lough, Hadrian's Wall
104 min walk • Crag Lough is an inland lake at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park, 2.5 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 0.5 miles north of the B6318 Military Road in Northumberland, northern England.
0.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Staward Peel, North Pennines
22 min walk • Staward Peel, or Staward Pele, is a peel tower located in the National Trust property of Allen Banks & Staward Gorge in Northumberland, England.
3 miNW
History museum, Historical place, Museum
Vindolanda, Northumberland National Park
78 min walk • Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it originally pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD.
4 miNW
Area
Sycamore Gap Tree, Hadrian's Wall
103 min walk • The Sycamore Gap Tree or Robin Hood Tree is a sycamore tree standing next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. It is located in a dramatic dip in the landscape and is a popular photographic subject, described as one of the most photographed trees in the country.
3.5 miNE
Bridge
Old Haydon Bridge
89 min walk • Old Haydon Bridge is a footbridge across the River South Tyne providing access between the Northern and Southern sides of the village of Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England.
4.2 miN
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Housesteads Roman Fort, Haltwhistle
108 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
4.2 miN
Museum, Area
Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall
108 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
4.1 miNW
Area
Milecastle 39, Hadrian's Wall
104 min walk • Milecastle 39 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
4 miNE
Area
Stanegate, Hadrian's Wall
103 min walk • The Stanegate was an important Roman road built in what is now northern England. It linked many forts including two that guarded important river crossings: Corstopitum on the River Tyne in the east, and situated on Dere Street, and Luguvalium on the River Eden in the west.
4.5 miNW
Area
Milecastle 40, Hadrian's Wall
116 min walk • Milecastle 40 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.