Retail in Sockbridge
There are great places to visit near Sockbridge 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.
The area around Sockbridge features a number of interesting hills 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 some of Sockbridge best hiking areas to visit near Sockbridge.
Sockbridge has some unmissable villages nearby like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
There are a number of ancient sites near Sockbridge 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 Sockbridge if you like ruins.
Sockbridge's best nearby old mines can be found at 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 Sockbridge 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.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Sockbridge include 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 Sockbridge including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
There are a number of woodlands near Sockbridge including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Sockbridge's best nearby towns can be found at Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
The area around Sockbridge boasts some of the best mountains including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Sockbridge's best nearby castles can be found at Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
There are a number of historic buildings near Sockbridge including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Fairy Steps is a great place to visit close to Sockbridge if you like historic monuments.
Caves to visit near Sockbridge include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
The area around Sockbridge features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Sockbridge including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Sockbridge's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Sockbridge.
There are a number of airports near Sockbridge including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area close to Sockbridge boasts some of the best islands including Piel Island.
Sockbridge History
There are some historic monuments around Sockbridge:
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Mayburgh henge
- Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Clifton Hall tower
- Little Round Table henge
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Eamont Bridge
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Blencow Old Hall moated tower house
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Hutton John moated site, moated annexe, possible fishpond and enclosure
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- The Countess Pillar
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Moated site of Dacre Castle
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
