🌳 OutdoorCastle
What’s there
- Limited parking
- Dogs welcome
Small National Trust car park on Mow Cop High Street, which is the start point of the trail. The trail page does not state a charge.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Mow Cop Castle is a mock ruined folly on a rocky hilltop above the village of Mow Cop, looked after by the National Trust. It was built in the 1750s as a summerhouse designed to look like a medieval fortress, and families can walk up to it and explore the grounds around it. The short trail around the hill takes in the castle, the Old Man o'Mow, a large rock that looks like a seated figure, and a stone marking the Primitive Methodist camp meetings held here. Views stretch across the surrounding countryside. The paths are uneven and there are no toilets nearby, so the outing suits families who are happy with a rough walk and are prepared for that. Well-behaved dogs are welcome along the route.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Wellies
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes- Foldable water bowlIf the dog's coming, it needs a drink too.
Bum bag
Spare batteries- Backseat organiser
- Hand sanitiser
- Painkillers for grown-ups
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Photos: Anna Tesar, CC BY 2.0 · 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Plusea, CC BY 2.0
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