High Hesket
High Hesket is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
High Hesket postcode: CA4 0HX
There are great places to visit near High Hesket 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 some of High Hesket best hills to visit near High Hesket.
High Hesket's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
High Hesket's best nearby villages can be found at Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
There are a number of ancient sites near High Hesket including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
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 are great places to visit near High Hesket if you like ruins.
High Hesket's best nearby old mines can be found at Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are some of High Hesket best waterfalls to visit near High Hesket.
There are a number of rivers and streams near High Hesket including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
The area around High Hesket features a number of interesting lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
There are a number of woodlands near High Hesket including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
There are a number of towns near High Hesket including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
High Hesket has some unmissable mountains nearby like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
There are a several good castles in the High Hesket area like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Historic Buildings to visit near High Hesket include Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Don't miss Fairy Steps's historic monuments if visiting the area around High Hesket.
There are a several good caves in the High Hesket area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Bluebell Woods to visit near High Hesket include Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a number of nature reserves near to High Hesket including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area close to High Hesket boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Airports to visit near High Hesket include Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Islands to visit near High Hesket include Piel Island.
High Hesket History
There are some historic monuments around High Hesket:
