Retail in Eamont Bridge
There are great places to visit near Eamont Bridge 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 Eamont Bridge including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
Hiking Areas to visit near Eamont Bridge include Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
There are a several good villages in the Eamont Bridge area like 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 Eamont Bridge if you like ancient sites.
Eamont Bridge has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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.
Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry are some of Eamont Bridge best old mines to visit near Eamont Bridge.
Eamont Bridge's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
Eamont Bridge 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.
The area around Eamont Bridge features a number of interesting lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Eamont Bridge's best nearby woodlands can be found at Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
There are a number of towns near Eamont Bridge including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Eamont Bridge best mountains to visit near Eamont Bridge.
Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are some of Eamont Bridge best castles to visit near Eamont Bridge.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Eamont Bridge area 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.
The area close to Eamont Bridge boasts some of the best historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
Don't miss Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel's caves if visiting the area around Eamont Bridge.
The area around Eamont Bridge boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Eamont Bridge including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Places near Eamont Bridge feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are some of Eamont Bridge best airports to visit near Eamont Bridge.
There are a several good islands in the area around Eamont Bridge like Piel Island.
Eamont Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Eamont Bridge:
- Moated site of Dacre Castle
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Roman camp 200m south west of Knowe Farm
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Eamont Bridge
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Cross in St Michael's churchyard, Addingham
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Clifton Hall tower
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Round cairn including prehistoric carved stone 620m north west of Glassonby
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- Roman camp 200m west of Galleygill Bridge
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Old Penrith (Voreda) Plumpton Wall
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- The Countess Pillar
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Little Round Table henge
- Little Meg round cairn
- Mayburgh henge
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
