Kirkby Stephen is a Town in the county of Cumbria.
There are great places to visit near Kirkby Stephen 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.
Kirkby Stephen has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
Hiking Areas to visit near Kirkby Stephen include Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Kirkby Stephen has some unmissable villages nearby like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
The area around Kirkby Stephen boasts some of the best 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 some of Kirkby Stephen best ruins to visit near Kirkby Stephen.
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 Kirkby Stephen if you like old mines.
Don't miss Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Kirkby Stephen.
Kirkby Stephen has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
Kirkby Stephen has some unmissable lakes nearby like Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Woodlands to visit near Kirkby Stephen include Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Kirkby Stephen has some unmissable towns nearby like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Don't miss Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell's mountains if visiting the area around Kirkby Stephen.
The area around Kirkby Stephen boasts some of the best castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
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 great places to visit near Kirkby Stephen if you like historic buildings.
Places near Kirkby Stephen feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
There are a several good caves in the Kirkby Stephen area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Kirkby Stephen's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Kirkby Stephen if you like nature reserves.
Kirkby Stephen is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are great places to visit near Kirkby Stephen if you like airports.
Kirkby Stephen is near some unmissable islands like Piel Island,
Kirkby Stephen History
There are some historic monuments around Kirkby Stephen:
