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