Moorhouse
Moorhouse is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.
Moorhouse postcode: CA7 0NT
There are great places to visit near Moorhouse 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.
There are a number of hills near Moorhouse including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Moorhouse if you like hiking areas.
Moorhouse has some unmissable villages nearby like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
The area around Moorhouse 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.
Ruins to visit near Moorhouse include 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.
Moorhouse has some unmissable old mines nearby like Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
The area around Moorhouse boasts some of the best waterfalls including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
The area around Moorhouse 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.
There are a number of lakes near Moorhouse including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Don't miss Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Moorhouse.
Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are some of Moorhouse best towns to visit near Moorhouse.
The area around Moorhouse features a number of interesting mountains including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Moorhouse's best nearby castles can be found at Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Moorhouse has some unmissable historic buildings nearby 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 Moorhouse feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
There are a several good caves in the Moorhouse area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Moorhouse's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Places near Moorhouse feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Moorhouse's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Moorhouse.
There are a number of airports near Moorhouse including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
There are a several good islands in the area around Moorhouse like Piel Island.
Moorhouse History
There are some historic monuments around Moorhouse: