Greysouthen is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Greysouthen

There are great places to visit near Greysouthen 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 Greysouthen 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 some of Greysouthen best hiking areas to visit near Greysouthen.

Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are great places to visit near Greysouthen if you like villages.

There are a number of ancient sites near Greysouthen including 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 Greysouthen 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.

Don't miss Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry's old mines if visiting the area around Greysouthen.

Waterfalls to visit near Greysouthen include 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 some of Greysouthen best rivers and streams to visit near Greysouthen.

Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are great places to visit near Greysouthen if you like lakes.

Greysouthen's best nearby woodlands can be found at Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Towns to visit near Greysouthen include Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

The area around Greysouthen 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.

There are a number of castles near Greysouthen including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

There are a several good historic buildings in the Greysouthen 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.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Greysouthen like Fairy Steps.

The area around Greysouthen features a number of interesting caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the Greysouthen area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Greysouthen's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Greysouthen.

There are a several good disused railway lines in the area around Greysouthen like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

The area around Greysouthen features a number of interesting airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Piel Island is one of Greysouthen's best, nearby islands to visit in Greysouthen.

Greysouthen History

There are some historic monuments around Greysouthen:

• Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard
• Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Allonby saltpan
• Enclosure 1/4 mile (400m) N of Hill Farm
• Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
• Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge
• Roman forts at Papcastle and part of the vicus
• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Large irregular stone circle and a round cairn on Dean Moor
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Settlement W of Birkby
• Settlement one mile (1610m) NE of Crosscanonby
• Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
• Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln
• Netherhall
• Round cairn on summit of Carling Knott
• Round cairn 75m north east of summit of Carling Knott
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road
• Calva Hall Bridge
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house
• Small multivallate hillfort on Swarthy Hill
• Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg
• Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle
• Settlement 25m SE of Gatra
• Swarthy Hill milefortlet 21, 80m south of the Saltpans, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Romano-British farmstead in Fitz Woods
• Tute Hill motte
• Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
• Wardhall Guards Medieval Settlement