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