Theme Parks
Go Ape Whinlatter
📍 CA12 5TW
Photo: Graham Hogg (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- High ropes obstacles and ziplines with mountain forest views
- Forest Segways to explore the woodland
- Treetop Adventure Plus course with challenging crossings and zip wire finish
- After-dark Sundown Adventures with dusk lighting
- Nine walking trails and visitor centre with osprey nestcam
Go Ape Whinlatter sits deep in Whinlatter Forest in the Lake District near Keswick, offering high ropes courses, ziplines and Forest Segways set against mountain and woodland scenery. You can tackle the mid-level Treetop Adventure, the gentler Treetop Adventure Plus for younger explorers, or the after-dark Sundown Adventures. Beyond the course, there are nine walking trails, a visitor centre with an osprey nestcam, cycling routes and bike hire. It suits families and confidence-building adventurers, though the steep, uneven terrain means wheelchairs and pushchairs may need assistance. Dogs are welcome on leads but can't join the course. Nearby, Aspatria station is 11.1 miles away, Derwent Water at Crow Park beach is 3.5 miles off, and there are 307 bookable places to stay within 5 miles.
Practical details
- Dogs
- Well-behaved dogs allowed on leads, not on the course
- Parking
- On-site parking available, charges apply on exit
- Accessibility
- Steep, uneven ground; wheelchairs/pushchairs may need assistance
- Booking
- Contact ahead for specific accessibility requirements
- Best for
- Mid-level, confidence-building high ropes for ages 6+
From the attraction's own website on 7 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Parking
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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7 Ladstock Hall
🏖️ 2.81 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Thornthwaite, North West England
Sleeps 4
£483 per break
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0.8 mi
6 Ladstock Hall
🏖️ 2.81 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Thornthwaite, North West England
Sleeps 4
£473 per break
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0.8 mi
Ladstock Hall 3
🏖️ 2.81 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Thornthwaite, North West England
Sleeps 4
£473 per break
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0.9 mi
Harriet's Hideaway
🏖️ 2.93 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Thornthwaite, North West England
Sleeps 4
£387 per break
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0.9 mi
Fairholme
🏖️ 2.93 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Thornthwaite, North West England
Sleeps 4
£383 per break
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