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Whinlatter Forest Park & Visitor Centre at Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre

Whinlatter Forest Park is England's only true mountain forest. Rising 1000ft above sea level, Whinlatter provides a whole range of healthy outdoor activities for everyone.
Start at the visitor centre where the staff will give information and help plan your day. Enjoy some high altitude retail therapy in the forest shop or sample the home made food at Siskins café, eat out on the balcony whilst viewing the woods, red squirrels and woodland birds.
Whinlatter is great for walking, with miles of waymarked trails and forest road that start near the Centre, there are suitable walks for people of all abilities and take in spectacular views across the fells and forests.
The Forest offers excellent mountain biking opportunities and if you have never tried orienteering, Whinlatter's permanent orienteering course is the perfect place to start.
For children, there are the Rabbit Run and Foxtrot trails as well as the adventure playground, they can also make friends with the badger in the gigantic walk in badger sett.
The Bassenthwaite Ospreys can be seen live from their nest on the giant screen in the exhibition or in their natural environment from the Dodd Wood open air viewpoint (April - Sept).