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.
Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks are some of Melkinthorpe best hills to visit near Melkinthorpe.
Melkinthorpe's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Don't miss Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer's villages if visiting the area around Melkinthorpe.
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.
There are a number of ruins near Melkinthorpe 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.
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 some of Melkinthorpe best old mines to visit near Melkinthorpe.
The area around Melkinthorpe features a number of interesting waterfalls including 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 Melkinthorpe best rivers and streams to visit near Melkinthorpe.
Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are great places to visit near Melkinthorpe if you like lakes.
Don't miss Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Melkinthorpe.
Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are great places to visit near Melkinthorpe if you like towns.
Mountains to visit near Melkinthorpe include Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Melkinthorpe features a number of interesting 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 Melkinthorpe if you like historic buildings.
There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Melkinthorpe like Fairy Steps.
The area around Melkinthorpe boasts some of the best caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
The area around Melkinthorpe boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
The area close to Melkinthorpe boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area close to Melkinthorpe boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Airports to visit near Melkinthorpe include Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Piel Island is one of Melkinthorpe's best, nearby islands to visit in Melkinthorpe.
Melkinthorpe History
There are some historic monuments around Melkinthorpe:
