Newby West is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Newby West postcode: CA2 6QY

Retail in Newby West

There are great places to visit near Newby West 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.

Hills to visit near Newby West include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

The area around Newby West boasts some of the best hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

The area around Newby West boasts some of the best villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

The area around Newby West 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 great places to visit near Newby West if you like ruins.

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 Newby West if you like old mines.

There are a number of waterfalls near Newby West including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Newby West's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

The area around Newby West boasts some of the best lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

Newby West has some unmissable woodlands nearby 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 great places to visit near Newby West if you like towns.

There are a number of mountains near Newby West including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Castles to visit near Newby West include Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

Newby West's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Newby West including Fairy Steps.

The area around Newby West boasts some of the best caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Newby West include Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

The area close to Newby West boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Newby West include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Don't miss Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport's airports if visiting the area around Newby West.

The area around Newby West's best islands can be found at Piel Island.

Newby West History

There are some historic monuments around Newby West:

• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Wall Knowe and Scotland Road including the Roman fort at Stanwix in wall mile 65
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71
• Hadrian's Wall between Grinsdale and the field boundary south of the site of St Andrew's Church, Kirkandrews on Eden in wall miles 68 and 69
• Sandy Brow Romano-British settlement
• Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Davidson's Banks and road to Grinsdale and vallum between Davidson's Banks and dismantled railway in wall miles 67 and 68
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between Mill Beck and the field boundary east of Kirkandrews Farm in wall mile 69
• Hadrian's Wall between the M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road in wall mile 64
• City wall, NE side
• Beaumont motte castle and section of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 70 including turret 70a
• Bishop's Dyke
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill and the field boundary south east of Mill Beck in wall mile 68
• Burgh by Sands Roman fort, Beaumont camp, Burgh Castle and Hadrian's Wall from boundary west of churchyard, Beaumont to Burgh Head in wall miles 70 and 71
• Rectangular enclosures 95yds (85m) N of Sceughmire
• Roman and medieval town area bounded by Heads Lane West Wall and Blackfriars Street
• Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row
• Hadrian's Wall Vallum between West End, Burgh by Sands and the eastern boundary of Dykesfield
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67
• Hadrian's Wall between Tarraby and Beech Grove, Knowefield in wall miles 64 and 65
• Settlement 60m E of Ghyll Head
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SE of Cardew Hill
• Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall between Fulwood House at Burgh by Sands and Burgh Marsh in wall miles 72 and 73
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton
• Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
• Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield
• Rockcliffe Cross
• Town wall, section on West Walls
• Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton
• Hadrian's Wall between the field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70
• Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby in wall mile 64
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundaries north of the properties on Whiteclosegate and the field boundary west of Wall Knowe in wall miles 64 and 65
• Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72
• Nowtler Hill 1 Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the M6 motorway and Drawdykes Castle in wall mile 64
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between Drawdykes Castle and Whiteclosegate in wall mile 64
• Carlisle Cathedral precinct
• Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse