Cumwhitton is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Cumwhitton

There are great places to visit near Cumwhitton 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.

Hills to visit near Cumwhitton include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

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

There are a several good villages in the Cumwhitton area like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Don't miss Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Cumwhitton.

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 Cumwhitton best ruins to visit near Cumwhitton.

Cumwhitton 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 number of waterfalls near Cumwhitton including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Cumwhitton 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.

Cumwhitton's best nearby lakes can be found at Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

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

There are a several good towns in the Cumwhitton area like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

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

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

Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct are some of Cumwhitton best historic buildings to visit near Cumwhitton.

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

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Cumwhitton best caves to visit near Cumwhitton.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Cumwhitton include Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

The area around Cumwhitton's best nature reserves can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

The area close to Cumwhitton boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are some of Cumwhitton best airports to visit near Cumwhitton.

Cumwhitton is near some unmissable islands like Piel Island,

Cumwhitton History

There are some historic monuments around Cumwhitton:

• Broomrigg P: shieling in Broomrigg Plantation, 775m south east of Street House
• Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
• Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
• Scalesceugh Roman kilns
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Baron's Dike and Birky Lane at Walby, in wall miles 60, 61 and 62.
• St Constantine's cells (Wetheral Caves) and rock-cut Roman inscription
• Broomrigg G: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 730m south east of Street House
• Park House Roman fort
• Prehistoric enclosure and associated field system south east of Ivy Cottage
• Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
• The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
• Wetheral Priory gatehouse and length of medieval wall
• Watchclose Roman temporary camp
• Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
• Broomrigg A: large irregular stone circle and associated stone alignment in Broomrigg Plantation, 820m south east of Street House
• Broomrigg B1: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Grey Yauds stone circle
• Broomrigg C: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 1010m south east of Street House
• Scaleby Castle moated site
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from A6071 to The Cottage in the case of the Wall, and to the road to Oldwall, for the vallum, in wall miles 57, 58 and 59
• Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
• Broomrigg I: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
• Boothby Roman fort
• Cairns on Cardunneth Pike
• Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
• Tower Tye ringwork
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• Hallsteads Iron Age camp
• Moss Side 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
• Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall
• Broomrigg D: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 760m north west of Far Shields
• The Stangate at Crosby Lodge
• The vallum between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways
• Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages
• Slight univallate hillfort on Barrock Fell
• Broomrigg F: two hut circles in Broomrigg Plantation, 900m south east of Street House
• The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
• Kirkoswald Castle moated site
• Castle Hill
• Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church