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