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Woodlands for forest bathing in Cumbria

10 places in Cumbria that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page. Find a forest bathing guide in Cumbria.

Aira Beck running between mossy banks, ferns and trees above Aira Force, CumbriaAira Force and Gowbarrow ParkOld pleasure ground of woods and waterfalls above Ullswater, with champion treesPath through the trees in Dodd Wood, near Keswick, CumbriaDodd WoodWooded hill above Bassenthwaite Lake, trails from one car park and red squirrels all yearForest track through the trees of Ennerdale Forest, CumbriaEnnerdaleRemote western valley being let go wild, with forest, river and a quiet lakePath through Great Wood, near Keswick, CumbriaGreat Wood, BorrowdaleAncient Atlantic oak woodland above Derwentwater, a short walk from KeswickAutumn colour and cloud shadows across the trees of Grizedale Forest, CumbriaGrizedale ForestBig mixed forest between Coniston and Windermere, with sculptures tucked along the trailsMixed woodland on the Sizergh estate, CumbriaSizerghCastle estate south of Kendal with ancient woodland, parkland, orchards and wetlandScandal Beck and the wooded slopes of Smardale Gill, CumbriaSmardale GillQuiet wooded gill near Kirkby Stephen, along an old railway line and viaductLooking down on Tarn Hows and its tree-lined shores, CumbriaTarn HowsTree-lined tarn above Coniston with an easy, level path all the way roundForest track junction among conifers in Whinlatter Forest, CumbriaWhinlatter ForestEngland's only true mountain forest, above Keswick, with views over Bassenthwaite and DerwentwaterTrees in the grounds of Wray Castle, Windermere, CumbriaWray CastleLakeside grounds on Windermere's west shore, with giant firs, sequoias and old oaks

Photos: Aira Force and Gowbarrow Park, Sicoda01 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Dodd Wood, Michael Graham (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ennerdale, Michael Graham (CC BY-SA 2.0); Great Wood, Borrowdale, Steven Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0); Grizedale Forest, James Burke (CC BY 2.0); Sizergh, Eirian Evans (CC BY-SA 2.0); Smardale Gill, Clive Nicholson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Tarn Hows, Peter Bond (CC BY-SA 2.0); Whinlatter Forest, David Medcalf (CC BY-SA 2.0); Wray Castle, Oscar Taylor (CC BY-SA 2.0).