Our viewpoints and exhibition will be staffed from Easter 2013.

The Osprey exhibition and giant live video screen provide a great indoor attraction offering a close up view of the ospreys from the edge of their nest via our live nest cameras and giant video screen. Adjacent to the exhibition the Whinlatter shop offers unique gifts and stocks a book which explains the story of the Ospreys with some of the profits going to the project

Opening Times

Although the Whinlatter Centre is open all year round, the Osprey Exhibition is open from 10am until 5pm during the period that the ospreys are nesting (usually April to the end of August), when Lake District Osprey Project staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide a guide for what can be seen on the live video.

Getting There

The Osprey Exhibition is located at Whinlatter Visitor Centre west of Keswick (CA12 5TW NY209245)

There are good public transport links with the daily X4 and X5 Stagecoach bus services between Penrith and Workington calling at Keswick.

At Penrith and Workington there are rail links to and from the west coast mainline between Glasgow, Carlisle and London.

Pay and display car and coach parking is available at Whinlatter.

Other Activities At Whinlatter

In addition to the Osprey exhibition the Siskins Cafe offers delicious home made food in comfortable surroundings with great views of Grizedale Pike.

For a touch of high altitude retail therapy check out the forest shop with a range of gifts to remind you of the Bassenthwaite ospreys. .Also at the visitor centre you will find a children's play area, outdoor picnic areas and the start of a number of walks s around the Forest. In addition Whinlatter offers a fantastic Go Ape Course and the Lake District's highest purpose built mountain bike trails . Whinlatter is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility.

If you have a comment to make about the Osprey Project, the viewpoint or exhibition please contact Nathan Fox by email or phone 017687 78469.