Barepot is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Barepot postcode: CA14 1JP

Retail in Barepot

There are great places to visit near Barepot 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.

Barepot has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

There are a number of hiking areas near Barepot including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

Barepot's best nearby villages can be found at Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Barepot area like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

There are a several good ruins in the Barepot area like 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.

Barepot has some unmissable old mines nearby 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.

Waterfalls to visit near Barepot include Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Don't miss River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Barepot.

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

The area around Barepot features a number of interesting woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Don't miss Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen's towns if visiting the area around Barepot.

Barepot has some unmissable mountains nearby like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

There are a several good castles in the Barepot area like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

The area around Barepot boasts some of the best historic buildings including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.

The area around Barepot's best historic monuments can be found at Fairy Steps.

The area around Barepot boasts some of the best caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

The area around Barepot features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Places near Barepot feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

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

There are a several good airports in the Barepot area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

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

Barepot History

There are some historic monuments around Barepot:

• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Netherhall
• Old quay and old quay lighthouse
• Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
• Swarthy Hill North tower 20b, 460m south west of Blue Dial, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Burrow Walls Roman fort
• Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge
• Swarthy Hill milefortlet 21, 80m south of the Saltpans, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Hayes Castle
• Allonby saltpan
• Large irregular stone circle and a round cairn on Dean Moor
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln
• Enclosure 1/4 mile (400m) N of Hill Farm
• Defended enclosure at Salterbeck
• Small multivallate hillfort on Swarthy Hill
• Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Parton Roman fort
• Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg
• Jane Pit, a 19th century coal mine adjacent to the Sports Ground, Mossbay
• Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
• Settlement one mile (1610m) NE of Crosscanonby
• Calva Hall Bridge
• Settlement W of Birkby
• Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road
• Settlement 25m SE of Gatra
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house