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