Thrunton Wood

Thrunton Wood is an area of woodland and open moor, and is located 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) north of Rothbury, which in itself a small market town in Northumberland. It is a popular destination with walkers/hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders, and is home to two waymarked walking trails: Castle Hill walk (5 miles), and Crag Top walk (1 mile).[1][2]

There is an Iron Age fort on Castle Hill, and Thrunton Wood is home to several caves, including Macartney's Cave, once home to a local monk, and Thomas Wedderburn's Hole, where a local highwayman reputedly once hid from the law.[3]

It was heavily affected by Storm Arwen (back in November 2021) which made it mostly inaccessible to public due to a large number of fallen/uprooted trees.[4] More recently, a lot of the trees have been cut down.[5]

There is also a popular trout fishery nearby, located just a quarter mile to the east.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Thrunton Wood". Forestry England.
  2. ^ "Thrunton Woods | Visit Northumberland". www.visitnorthumberland.com.
  3. ^ Scaife, Chris: The Caves of Northumberland, Sigma Leisure, 2019
  4. ^ "Storm Arwen: Reflecting on the clear-up of damaged woodlands | Forestry Journal". www.forestryjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Thrunton Beat Forest Plan 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Welcome | Thrunton Long Crag Trout Fishery". www.thruntontroutfishery.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2025.

55°22′02″N 1°52′33″W / 55.36711°N 1.87592°W / 55.36711; -1.87592


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