Aikton is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Aikton

There are great places to visit near Aikton including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, ancient sites, ruins, old mines, waterfalls, rivers and streams, lakes, woodlands, towns, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, bluebell woods, nature reserves, disused railway lines, airports and islands.

There are a number of hills near Aikton including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Aikton best hiking areas to visit near Aikton.

There are a several good villages in the Aikton area like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

There are a number of ancient sites near Aikton including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

Bonsor East Mine Workings, Bonsor Dressing Floors, Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), and Hebblethwaite Hall Gill are some of Aikton best ruins to visit near Aikton.

There are a several good old mines in the Aikton area like Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

The area around Aikton features a number of interesting waterfalls including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Aikton has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Lakes to visit near Aikton include Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

The area around Aikton boasts some of the best woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are some of Aikton best towns to visit near Aikton.

The area around Aikton boasts some of the best mountains including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Aikton has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct are some of Aikton best historic buildings to visit near Aikton.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Aikton like Fairy Steps.

Caves to visit near Aikton include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are some of Aikton best bluebell woods to visit near Aikton.

Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Aikton.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Aikton if you like disused railway lines.

Aikton has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

There are a several good islands in the area around Aikton like Piel Island.

Aikton History

There are some historic monuments around Aikton:

• The Roman fort and associated civil settlement and a medieval tower house at Bowness on Solway at the west end of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 80
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track south of Kirkland House and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Settlement 450yds (410m) S of Greenhill
• Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill
• Prehistoric enclosure and trackway, and a Romano-British farmstead WNW of Fingland
• Settlement 100yds (90m) S of Wiza House
• Drumburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between Burgh Marsh and Westfield House in wall miles 76 and 77
• Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield
• Hadrian's Wall between Apple Garth, Westfield, and the dismantled railway in wall mile 77
• Hadrian's Wall between Fulwood House at Burgh by Sands and Burgh Marsh in wall miles 72 and 73
• Settlement 100yds (90m) S of The Wreay
• Old Carlisle (Olerica) fort and civil settlement
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the watercourse 400m south east of Glasson and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall miles 76 and 77
• Hadrian's Wall between the dismantled railway and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall mile 77
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71
• Settlement 60m E of Ghyll Head
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72
• Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Hadrian's Wall Vallum between West End, Burgh by Sands and the eastern boundary of Dykesfield
• Knockcross Roman temporary camp at Grey Havens
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the access road to Glendale caravan park and the track south of Kirkland House in wall miles 77 and 78
• Down Hall moated site
• Settlement S of Gerrard House
• Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78
• Kirkbride Roman fort, part of associated vicus and length of Roman road around, 370m south east of Whitrigg Bridge
• Sandy Brow Romano-British settlement
• Settlement 350yds (320m) E of Greenhill
• Roman road, Waverbridge to Pattenfoot
• Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse