Crosscrake

Crosscrake is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Crosscrake postcode: LA8 0AB

Retail in Crosscrake

There are great places to visit near Crosscrake 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 number of hills near Crosscrake including 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 Crosscrake best hiking areas to visit near Crosscrake.

Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are some of Crosscrake best villages to visit near Crosscrake.

There are a number of ancient sites near Crosscrake including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

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 Crosscrake best ruins to visit near Crosscrake.

The area around Crosscrake boasts some of the best old mines including Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

Crosscrake has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

The area around Crosscrake 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.

Lakes to visit near Crosscrake include Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood are great places to visit near Crosscrake if you like woodlands.

Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are some of Crosscrake best towns to visit near Crosscrake.

Don't miss Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell's mountains if visiting the area around Crosscrake.

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Crosscrake 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.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Crosscrake including Fairy Steps.

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are great places to visit near Crosscrake if you like caves.

Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are great places to visit near Crosscrake if you like bluebell woods.

The area close to Crosscrake boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

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

There are a several good airports in the Crosscrake area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Don't miss Piel Island's islands if visiting the area around Crosscrake.

Crosscrake History

There are some historic monuments around Crosscrake:

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