Curthwaite is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Curthwaite postcode: CA7 8BG

Retail in Curthwaite

There are great places to visit near Curthwaite 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.

Don't miss Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks's hills if visiting the area around Curthwaite.

Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Curthwaite best hiking areas to visit near Curthwaite.

The area around Curthwaite boasts some of the best villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Curthwaite's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

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 Curthwaite.

Don't miss Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry's old mines if visiting the area around Curthwaite.

Waterfalls to visit near Curthwaite include Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are some of Curthwaite best rivers and streams to visit near Curthwaite.

Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are some of Curthwaite best lakes to visit near Curthwaite.

Curthwaite's best nearby woodlands can be found at Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

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

There are a number of mountains near Curthwaite including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Don't miss Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther)'s castles if visiting the area around Curthwaite.

Curthwaite 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.

Historic Monuments to visit near Curthwaite include Fairy Steps.

Don't miss Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel's caves if visiting the area around Curthwaite.

Don't miss Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Curthwaite.

Curthwaite is near some unmissable nature reserves like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,

Curthwaite is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,

Don't miss Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport's airports if visiting the area around Curthwaite.

The area around Curthwaite's best islands can be found at Piel Island.

Curthwaite History

There are some historic monuments around Curthwaite:

• Hadrian's Wall between the field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70
• Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse
• Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill
• Hadrian's Wall between Grinsdale and the field boundary south of the site of St Andrew's Church, Kirkandrews on Eden in wall miles 68 and 69
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill and the field boundary south east of Mill Beck in wall mile 68
• Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71
• Burgh by Sands Roman fort, Beaumont camp, Burgh Castle and Hadrian's Wall from boundary west of churchyard, Beaumont to Burgh Head in wall miles 70 and 71
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between Mill Beck and the field boundary east of Kirkandrews Farm in wall mile 69
• Bishop's Dyke
• Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp
• Nowtler Hill 1 Roman temporary camp
• Beaumont motte castle and section of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 70 including turret 70a
• Old Carlisle (Olerica) fort and civil settlement
• Down Hall moated site
• Hadrian's Wall Vallum between West End, Burgh by Sands and the eastern boundary of Dykesfield
• Three Romano-British settlements, an irregular aggregate field system, and a bowl barrow on Aughertree Fell
• Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton
• Rectangular enclosures 95yds (85m) N of Sceughmire
• Settlement 100yds (90m) S of Wiza House
• Sandy Brow Romano-British settlement
• Hadrian's Wall between Fulwood House at Burgh by Sands and Burgh Marsh in wall miles 72 and 73
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SE of Cardew Hill
• Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Davidson's Banks and road to Grinsdale and vallum between Davidson's Banks and dismantled railway in wall miles 67 and 68
• Settlement 60m E of Ghyll Head
• Settlement 600ft (180m) NNW of Thistlebottom
• Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps