Murthwaite Park

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Murthwaite Park is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria. The surrounding countryside is part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. River Rawthey and Sally Beck and Backside Beck and Spen Gill are among the SSSIs within 1.3 km. For arrivals by rail, Kirkby Stephen Station is about 9.5 km to the north-east.

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