Retail in Brougham
There are great places to visit near Brougham 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 Brougham include 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 Brougham best hiking areas to visit near Brougham.
Villages to visit near Brougham include Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
Ancient Sites to visit near Brougham include Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
Ruins to visit near Brougham 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.
Old Mines to visit near Brougham include 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 Brougham boasts some of the best waterfalls including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
The area around Brougham boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
The area around Brougham boasts some of the best lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Brougham's best nearby woodlands can be found at Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
The area around Brougham features a number of interesting towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Brougham has some unmissable mountains nearby like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Don't miss Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther)'s castles if visiting the area around Brougham.
Brougham has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like 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 close to Brougham boasts some of the best historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
The area around Brougham features a number of interesting caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
The area around Brougham features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Brougham if you like nature reserves.
The area close to Brougham boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Airports to visit near Brougham include Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area around Brougham's best islands can be found at Piel Island.
Brougham History
There are some historic monuments around Brougham:
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Round cairn including prehistoric carved stone 620m north west of Glassonby
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Little Meg round cairn
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Clifton Hall tower
- Cross in St Michael's churchyard, Addingham
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Roman camp 200m south west of Knowe Farm
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Roman camp 200m west of Galleygill Bridge
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Little Round Table henge
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Mayburgh henge
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Eamont Bridge
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- The Countess Pillar
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Old Penrith (Voreda) Plumpton Wall
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith