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.
The area around Clifton features a number of interesting hills including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
There are a number of hiking areas near Clifton including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Clifton features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
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.
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 are some of Clifton best ruins to visit near Clifton.
Clifton 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.
There are a several good waterfalls in the Clifton area like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Clifton area like 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 Clifton if you like lakes.
Clifton's best nearby woodlands can be found at Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
There are a several good towns in the Clifton area like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Clifton's best nearby mountains can be found at Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Clifton has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Clifton 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.
Don't miss Fairy Steps's historic monuments if visiting the area around Clifton.
Clifton's best nearby caves can be found at Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Clifton has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Clifton like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Places near Clifton feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of airports near Clifton including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area around Clifton's best islands can be found at Piel Island.
Clifton History
There are some historic monuments around Clifton:
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Little Round Table henge
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Eamont Bridge
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- The Countess Pillar
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Mayburgh henge
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Clifton Hall tower
