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