Forest
Whinlatter Forest
Braithwaite, North West England
Forestry England visitor centre above Keswick with trails, bike hire and a café.
- Price
- Pay on exit, first 20 minutes free then from GBP 2.90 for the first hour
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
Whinlatter is a working Forestry England forest on the pass between Keswick and Cockermouth. The visitor centre has a café, forest shop, bike hire and mountain-bike trails, plus easier woodland walks, the Room on the Broom trail and a Go Ape course. Parking is pay on exit with 20 minutes free, and camping and overnighting are not allowed.
Good to know
- Car park charge applies, first 20 minutes free
- No camping or overnight stays in the forest or car parks
- Fine wet-weather fall-back when the tops are in cloud
- Best time
- Anytime
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Main A66-B5292 road over Whinlatter Pass, large car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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