Retail in Hackthorpe
There are great places to visit near Hackthorpe 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.
Don't miss Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks's hills if visiting the area around Hackthorpe.
The area around Hackthorpe features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
There are a several good villages in the Hackthorpe area like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
The area around Hackthorpe features a number of interesting ancient sites including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
Don't miss 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's ruins if visiting the area around Hackthorpe.
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 Hackthorpe.
Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are some of Hackthorpe best waterfalls to visit near Hackthorpe.
Hackthorpe's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are great places to visit near Hackthorpe if you like lakes.
The area around Hackthorpe boasts some of the best woodlands including 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 great places to visit near Hackthorpe if you like towns.
Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Hackthorpe if you like mountains.
The area around Hackthorpe features a number of interesting castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
There are a number of historic buildings near Hackthorpe 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.
Historic Monuments to visit near Hackthorpe include Fairy Steps.
Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Hackthorpe best caves to visit near Hackthorpe.
The area around Hackthorpe boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Hackthorpe like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area around Hackthorpe's best disused railway lines can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of airports near Hackthorpe including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Islands to visit near Hackthorpe include Piel Island.
Hackthorpe History
There are some historic monuments around Hackthorpe:
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Bowl barrow 40m north-north-east of High Haber
- Keld Chapel
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Bowl barrow on Iron Hill
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Oddendale concentric stone circle
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- The Countess Pillar
- Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
- Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Round cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal Howe
- Little Round Table henge
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Mayburgh henge
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Eamont Bridge
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated field system on Wickerslack Moor
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
- Shap Stone Alignment
- Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Round cairn on White Raise
- Clifton Hall tower
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Round cairn west of White Raise
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Bowl barrow 70m south of Iron Hill
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Shap large regular stone circle
- Round cairn on Dale Moor
- Hardendale medieval dispersed settlement and site of medieval monastic grange
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
