Houghton House Plantation

Houghton House Plantation is a forest in Rockcliffe, Cumberland, England. Houghton House Plantation is situated nearby to the village Harker, as well as near the suburb Kingstown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and St Mark’s Church.

St Mark’s Church

Church

Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carlisle and Houghton.

Carlisle is a city in Cumbria, in northwest England 10 miles from the border with Scotland, with a population of 74,200 in 2024. Most visitors are just making an overnight stop on a long motorway journey, but reasons to linger include the cathedral, castle and museums.

Houghton

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Houghton is a village to the north of Carlisle in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural. Hadrian's Wall runs past the village to the south along past Whiteclosegate.

Rockcliffe

Village

Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rockcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Part of the parish is a marshy peninsula between the mouths of the rivers Esk and Eden.