Barbon
Barbon is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
There are great places to visit near Barbon 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.
Hills to visit near Barbon include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
There are a number of hiking areas near Barbon including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are some of Barbon best villages to visit near Barbon.
Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle are some of Barbon best ancient sites to visit near Barbon.
Ruins to visit near Barbon include 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.
Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry are some of Barbon best old mines to visit near Barbon.
Waterfalls to visit near Barbon include Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Barbon including 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 Barbon including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
The area around Barbon features a number of interesting woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Barbon has some unmissable towns nearby like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
There are a several good mountains in the Barbon area like 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 Barbon including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Historic Buildings to visit near Barbon include Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Historic Monuments to visit near Barbon include Fairy Steps.
There are a several good caves in the Barbon area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Barbon area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Barbon's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Barbon.
The area close to Barbon boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area around Barbon features a number of interesting airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Places near Barbon feature a number of interesting islands including Piel Island.
Barbon History
There are some historic monuments around Barbon:
