Broadwath is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Broadwath postcode: CA8 9BA

Retail in Broadwath

There are great places to visit near Broadwath 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 Broadwath include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Broadwath area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

There are a number of villages near Broadwath including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

The area around Broadwath features a number of interesting ancient sites including 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 Broadwath 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.

Broadwath 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.

Broadwath's best nearby waterfalls can be found at 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 Broadwath.

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

Broadwath's best nearby woodlands can be found at Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

The area around Broadwath features a number of interesting towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Broadwath if you like mountains.

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

Don't miss Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct's historic buildings if visiting the area around Broadwath.

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

There are a number of caves near Broadwath including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

Don't miss Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Broadwath.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Broadwath if you like nature reserves.

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Broadwath include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

The area around Broadwath boasts some of the best airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

The area close to Broadwath boasts some of the best islands including Piel Island.

Broadwath History

There are some historic monuments around Broadwath:

• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Birky Lane at Walby and the east side of the M6 in wall miles 62 and 63
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Garthside and The Centurion Inn, Walton, in wall miles 54 and 55
• Hallsteads Iron Age camp
• Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
• Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
• Broomrigg B1: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
• A night dummy aerodrome control building, part of a World War II bombing decoy, 610m north east of Walby Cottage
• Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
• Broomrigg C: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 1010m south east of Street House
• Prehistoric enclosure and associated field system south east of Ivy Cottage
• Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west
• Boothby Roman fort
• The Stangate at Crosby Lodge
• Broomrigg A: large irregular stone circle and associated stone alignment in Broomrigg Plantation, 820m south east of Street House
• Hadrian's Wall between Eden Vale house and the Cam Beck in wall mile 56
• Broomrigg P: shieling in Broomrigg Plantation, 775m south east of Street House
• The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
• Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
• Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
• Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
• Watchclose Roman temporary camp
• Moss Side 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
• Scalesceugh Roman kilns
• Broomrigg G: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 730m south east of Street House
• The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56
• Scaleby Castle moated site
• Grey Yauds stone circle
• The vallum between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57
• Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from A6071 to The Cottage in the case of the Wall, and to the road to Oldwall, for the vallum, in wall miles 57, 58 and 59
• Castle Hill
• Broomrigg I: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall
• Broomrigg F: two hut circles in Broomrigg Plantation, 900m south east of Street House
• Park House Roman fort
• The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Baron's Dike and Birky Lane at Walby, in wall miles 60, 61 and 62.
• Wetheral Priory gatehouse and length of medieval wall
• The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
• Slight univallate hillfort on Barrock Fell
• St Constantine's cells (Wetheral Caves) and rock-cut Roman inscription