Cumrew is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Cumrew

There are great places to visit near Cumrew 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 Cumrew area like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Cumrew area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

Don't miss Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer's villages if visiting the area around Cumrew.

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

Cumrew's best nearby ruins can be found at 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.

There are a number of old mines near Cumrew 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.

Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are some of Cumrew best waterfalls to visit near Cumrew.

Cumrew has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby 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 some of Cumrew best lakes to visit near Cumrew.

There are a several good woodlands in the Cumrew area like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Cumrew has some unmissable towns nearby like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

There are a several good mountains in the Cumrew area like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Castles to visit near Cumrew include Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

The area around Cumrew boasts some of the best historic buildings including 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 Cumrew.

Cumrew has some unmissable caves nearby like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

The area around Cumrew boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Cumrew like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

There are a number of disused railway lines near to Cumrew including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are great places to visit near Cumrew if you like airports.

Cumrew is near some unmissable islands like Piel Island,

Cumrew History

There are some historic monuments around Cumrew:

• Kirkoswald Castle moated site
• Broomrigg A: large irregular stone circle and associated stone alignment in Broomrigg Plantation, 820m south east of Street House
• Hallsteads Iron Age camp
• Medieval moated site W of St Oswald's Church
• Broomrigg P: shieling in Broomrigg Plantation, 775m south east of Street House
• Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
• Grey Yauds stone circle
• Foresthead lime kilns, quarry, associated buildings and part of the rail transportation system
• Cairns on Cardunneth Pike
• Broomrigg G: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 730m south east of Street House
• Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
• Broomrigg F: two hut circles in Broomrigg Plantation, 900m south east of Street House
• Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
• Broomrigg B1: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Village settlement and circular enclosure on Lazonby Fell
• Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
• The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
• Castle Hill
• Broomrigg C: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 1010m south east of Street House
• Eden Bridge
• Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
• Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
• Broomrigg I: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
• Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
• Broomrigg D: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 760m north west of Far Shields