Flimby is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Flimby postcode: CA15 8QX

Retail in Flimby

There are great places to visit near Flimby 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.

The area around Flimby features a number of interesting hills including 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 some of Flimby best hiking areas to visit near Flimby.

Don't miss Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer's villages if visiting the area around Flimby.

Ancient Sites to visit near Flimby include 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 Flimby best ruins to visit near Flimby.

Old Mines to visit near Flimby include 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 Flimby features a number of interesting waterfalls including 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 great places to visit near Flimby if you like rivers and streams.

Lakes to visit near Flimby include Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

There are a number of woodlands near Flimby including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

The area around Flimby boasts some of the best towns 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 Flimby best mountains to visit near Flimby.

Castles to visit near Flimby include 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 Flimby best historic buildings to visit near Flimby.

Flimby is near some unmissable historic monuments like Fairy Steps,

Flimby's best nearby caves can be found at Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

The area around Flimby boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Nature Reserves to visit near Flimby include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Flimby include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

There are a number of airports near Flimby including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

The area close to Flimby boasts some of the best islands including Piel Island.

Flimby History

There are some historic monuments around Flimby:

• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge
• Defended enclosure at Salterbeck
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• Calva Hall Bridge
• Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln
• Swarthy Hill North tower 20b, 460m south west of Blue Dial, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House
• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Netherhall
• Low Mire (milefortlet 20) 50m north of Heather Bank, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Swarthy Hill milefortlet 21, 80m south of the Saltpans, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Settlement W of Birkby
• Hayes Castle
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
• Settlement one mile (1610m) NE of Crosscanonby
• Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
• Allonby saltpan
• Enclosure 1/4 mile (400m) N of Hill Farm
• Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house
• Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg
• Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
• Small multivallate hillfort on Swarthy Hill
• Jane Pit, a 19th century coal mine adjacent to the Sports Ground, Mossbay
• Burrow Walls Roman fort
• Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard