Isel
Isel is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.
Isel postcode: CA13 0QG
There are great places to visit near Isel 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 Isel.
Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Isel if you like hiking areas.
There are a several good villages in the Isel area like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
The area around Isel 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.
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 Isel if you like ruins.
There are a number of old mines near Isel including 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 Isel best waterfalls to visit near Isel.
The area around Isel boasts some of the best rivers and streams including 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 some of Isel best lakes to visit near Isel.
Isel has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Isel's best nearby towns can be found at Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
The area around Isel boasts some of the best mountains including 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 Isel best castles to visit near Isel.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Isel 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.
Places near Isel feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
Isel's best nearby caves can be found at Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
The area around Isel boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Isel.
The area around Isel's best disused railway lines can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Isel's best nearby airports can be found at Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area around Isel's best islands can be found at Piel Island.
Isel History
There are some historic monuments around Isel:
