Melkinthorpe
Melkinthorpe is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
Melkinthorpe postcode: CA10 2DR
There are great places to visit near Melkinthorpe 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.
Melkinthorpe has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Melkinthorpe features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are great places to visit near Melkinthorpe if you like villages.
The area around Melkinthorpe 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 Melkinthorpe best ruins to visit near Melkinthorpe.
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 Melkinthorpe if you like old mines.
Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are some of Melkinthorpe best waterfalls to visit near Melkinthorpe.
River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are great places to visit near Melkinthorpe if you like rivers and streams.
Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are great places to visit near Melkinthorpe if you like lakes.
There are a several good woodlands in the Melkinthorpe area like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are some of Melkinthorpe best towns to visit near Melkinthorpe.
Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Melkinthorpe if you like mountains.
Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are some of Melkinthorpe best castles to visit near Melkinthorpe.
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 Melkinthorpe best historic buildings to visit near Melkinthorpe.
Don't miss Fairy Steps's historic monuments if visiting the area around Melkinthorpe.
Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Melkinthorpe best caves to visit near Melkinthorpe.
Melkinthorpe has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Melkinthorpe is near some unmissable nature reserves like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Melkinthorpe.
There are a number of airports near Melkinthorpe including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
There are a several good islands in the area around Melkinthorpe like Piel Island.
Melkinthorpe History
There are some historic monuments around Melkinthorpe:
