Big Wood

Big Wood is a forest in Dacre, Westmorland and Furness, England. Big Wood is situated nearby to the locality Near Belt, as well as near the hamlet Soulby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dacre Castle and Dalemain.

Dacre Castle

Castle

Photo: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dacre Castle is a moated tower house in the village of Dacre, 4 miles south-west of Penrith, Cumbria, England. It was constructed in the mid-14th century, probably by Margaret Multon, against the background of the threat of Scottish invasion and raids, and was held in the Dacre family until the 17th century.

Dalemain

Photo: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dalemain is a country house around five miles southwest of Penrith in Cumbria, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Dalemain sits within the Lake District National Park.

Dunmallet

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunmallet or Dunmallard Hill is a small hill in the English Lake District, near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stainton and Dacre.

Stainton

Village

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stainton is a village near the A66, in the parish of Dacre, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the market town of Penrith.

Dacre

Village

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dacre is a small village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lake District National Park in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria, England, but historically in the traditional county of Cumberland.