North Scale is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

North Scale postcode: LA14 3SF

Retail in North Scale

There are great places to visit near North Scale 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.

North Scale's best nearby hills can be found at Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

There are a number of hiking areas near North Scale 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 some of North Scale best villages to visit near North Scale.

North Scale's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

North Scale has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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 North Scale best old mines to visit near North Scale.

Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are some of North Scale best waterfalls to visit near North Scale.

There are a number of rivers and streams near North Scale including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are some of North Scale best lakes to visit near North Scale.

The area around North Scale boasts some of the best woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Towns to visit near North Scale include Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

The area around North Scale 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.

There are a several good castles in the North Scale area like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

There are a several good historic buildings in the North Scale area 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 North Scale feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Fairy Steps.

There are a number of caves near North Scale including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

The area around North Scale features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to North Scale if you like nature reserves.

North Scale is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,

There are a number of airports near North Scale including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Islands to visit near North Scale include Piel Island.

North Scale History

There are some historic monuments around North Scale:

• Hodbarrow Beacon
• Giant's Grave standing stones, Kirksanton
• Bow Bridge medieval multi-span bridge
• Piel Castle
• Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra
• Dalton Castle
• Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at Great Knott, Lacra
• Furness Abbey Savignac and Cistercian monasteries: precinct wall, great gatehouse, 'chapel outside the gates', south west gateway and earthworks.
• Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra