Whinlatter Forest Park
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Whinlatter Forest Park offers a wide range of activities for all the family with a network of waymarked walking trails, The Altura Trail for mountain bikers and Go Ape as well as orientieering courses, adventure playground, childrens trails, forest shop & exhibition and Siskins Cafe. Autumn is a superb month to visit Whinlatter. Views from the forest across the northern Lake District fells are dramatic and awe inspiring. Within the forest larch and broadleaf trees change colour adding to the unique character of England's only mountain forest.
How to get there:
Keswick is the nearest town or village.
Road
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From Keswick
Take the A66 west towards Cockermouth. At Braithwaite turn west onto the B5292 for Lorton. Follow Visitor Centre Sign Posts.
Bus
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Bus from Keswick.
Train
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Nearest station is Penrith (25 miles east) on the west coast mainline.
OS Grid Reference:
Start your visit from:
Revelin Moss 
Noble Knott Whinlatter Visitor Centre