Thrunton Wood


Thrunton Wood is an area of woodland and open moor, and is located 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, and Crag Top walk.
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.
It was heavily affected by Storm Arwen which made it mostly inaccessible to public due to a large number of fallen/uprooted trees.
More recently, a lot of the trees have been cut down.
There is also a popular trout fishery nearby, located just a quarter mile to the east.