Retail in Clifton
There are great places to visit near Clifton 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.
Clifton has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Clifton features a number of interesting hiking areas 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 Clifton best villages to visit near Clifton.
Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle are great places to visit near Clifton if you like ancient sites.
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 Clifton.
Clifton's best nearby old mines can be found at Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
Clifton has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like 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 Clifton 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 Clifton including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Woodlands to visit near Clifton include Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Clifton has some unmissable towns nearby like 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 some of Clifton best mountains to visit near Clifton.
Castles to visit near Clifton include Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Historic Buildings to visit near Clifton 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.
Don't miss Fairy Steps's historic monuments if visiting the area around Clifton.
Caves to visit near Clifton include 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 Clifton.
Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Clifton.
The area close to Clifton boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are great places to visit near Clifton if you like airports.
Islands to visit near Clifton include Piel Island.
Clifton History
There are some historic monuments around Clifton:
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor
- Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- 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
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Eamont Bridge
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- The Countess Pillar
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Little Round Table henge
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Mayburgh henge
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Clifton Hall tower
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
