Birks Bridge

Birks Bridge is a parking area in Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite, Westmorland and Furness, England. Birks Bridge is situated nearby to the forest Great Wood, as well as near the peak Long Crag.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hardknott Roman Fort and Harter Fell.

Hardknott Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: Markas1370, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hardknott Roman Fort is an archeological site, the remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, located on the western side of the challenging Hardknott Pass in the English Lake District. Hardknott Roman Fort is situated 1½ miles northwest of Birks Bridge.

Harter Fell

Peak

Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harter Fell is a fell in the western part of the English Lake District, located between the Eskdale and Duddon valleys. Its height is 653 metres There are several walking routes to the summit.

Hardknott Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hardknott Pass is a hill pass between Eskdale and the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. The tarmac-surfaced road, which is the most direct route from the central Lake District to West Cumbria, shares the title of steepest road in England with Rosedale Chimney Bank in North Yorkshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockley Beck and Seathwaite.

Cockley Beck

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria.

Seathwaite

Village

Photo: Gordon Mellor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seathwaite is a village in the Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria in North West England. It is in the Lake District and part of historic Lancashire. Seathwaite is situated 2 miles south of Birks Bridge.

Boot

Village

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Boot is situated 3½ miles west of Birks Bridge.

Birks Bridge

Type: Parking area
Category: transportation
Location: Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.38562° or 54° 23′ 8″ north

Longitude

-3.17934° or 3° 10′ 46″ west

Parking

surface

Operator

Forestry England

Open location code

9C6R9RPC+67

OpenStreetMap ID

way 504744126

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Great Wood and Long Crag.

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