Anthorn is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Anthorn postcode: CA7 5AH

Retail in Anthorn

There are great places to visit near Anthorn 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.

The area around Anthorn features a number of interesting hills 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 Anthorn best hiking areas to visit near Anthorn.

Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are some of Anthorn best villages to visit near Anthorn.

Don't miss Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Anthorn.

The area around Anthorn boasts some of the best ruins including 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.

The area around Anthorn boasts some of the best old mines including Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

Don't miss Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Anthorn.

Anthorn's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

There are a number of lakes near Anthorn including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

Anthorn's best nearby woodlands can be found at 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 Anthorn best towns to visit near Anthorn.

The area around Anthorn features a number of interesting mountains including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

There are a number of castles near Anthorn including 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 Anthorn best historic buildings to visit near Anthorn.

The area close to Anthorn boasts some of the best historic monuments including Fairy Steps.

The area around Anthorn features a number of interesting caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are great places to visit near Anthorn if you like bluebell woods.

The area close to Anthorn boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

There are a several good disused railway lines in the area around Anthorn like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Don't miss Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport's airports if visiting the area around Anthorn.

Piel Island is a great place to visit close to Anthorn if you like islands.

Anthorn History

There are some historic monuments around Anthorn:

• Prehistoric enclosure and trackway, and a Romano-British farmstead WNW of Fingland
• St Mary's Abbey, Holmcultram
• Herd Hill North (tower 3b), 175m north east of the sheep wash, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Kirkbride Roman fort, part of associated vicus and length of Roman road around, 370m south east of Whitrigg Bridge
• Cardurnock (tower 4b) and earlier ditch system and patrol road, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Annan old graveyard, recumbent grave marker 45m ENE of town hall Crosses and carved stones: inscribed stone SM12183
• Pasture House turret 3a
• Cardurnock milefortlet (Mf 5)
• 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 vallum between the track south of Kirkland House and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Hayknowes, settlement 180m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12092
• Gleningle, enclosure 80m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12001
• Skinburness (milefortlet 9), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, and earlier Roman camp
• Hadrian's Wall between Apple Garth, Westfield, and the dismantled railway in wall mile 77
• Mote of Annan, motte-and-bailey castle, 70m SSW of Moat House Secular: motte SM702
• Drumburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between Burgh Marsh and Westfield House in wall miles 76 and 77
• Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78
• Herd Hill (milefortlet 4) and associated parallel banks and ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Knockcross Roman temporary camp at Grey Havens
• Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Biglands House (milefortlet 1) and associated parallel ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Blacketlees Cottages, enclosure 75m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12027
• Hadrian's Wall between the dismantled railway and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall mile 77
• Annan Hill Roman camp Roman: camp SM4273
• Woodhead,enclosure 200m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM4090
• 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
• Cardurnock Marsh turret 4a
• Campfield (tower 2b) and associated parallel ditches and Roman road, 350m south west of Campfield Farm part of Roman frontier defences along Cumbrian coast
• Pasture House (milefortlet 3), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• 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
• Burnbrae, enclosure 270m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12189