Glenridding
Glenridding is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
Glenridding postcode: CA11 0PA
There are great places to visit near Glenridding 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.
Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks are great places to visit near Glenridding if you like hills.
Glenridding's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Glenridding's best nearby villages can be found at Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
Don't miss Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Glenridding.
Ruins to visit near Glenridding include 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 Glenridding 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 Glenridding include Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Glenridding include River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
There are a several good lakes in the Glenridding area like Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
The area around Glenridding features a number of interesting woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Glenridding's best nearby towns can be found at 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 Glenridding best mountains to visit near Glenridding.
Castles to visit near Glenridding include Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Glenridding boasts some of the best historic buildings including 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 Glenridding feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
The area around Glenridding boasts some of the best caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
The area around Glenridding features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Glenridding including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Places near Glenridding feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Airports to visit near Glenridding include Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area around Glenridding's best islands can be found at Piel Island.
Glenridding History
There are some historic monuments around Glenridding:
