Stainton is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Stainton

There are great places to visit near Stainton 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.

Don't miss Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks's hills if visiting the area around Stainton.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Stainton area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

The area around Stainton features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

The area around Stainton 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 several good ruins in the Stainton area 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.

The area around Stainton features a number of interesting old mines including Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

Waterfalls to visit near Stainton include Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Stainton has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like 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 Stainton including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

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

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

The area around Stainton 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.

Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are some of Stainton best castles to visit near Stainton.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Stainton 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.

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

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Stainton best caves to visit near Stainton.

Don't miss Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Stainton.

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

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Stainton's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Stainton.

There are a several good airports in the Stainton area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

There are a several good islands in the area around Stainton like Piel Island.

Stainton History

There are some historic monuments around Stainton:

• Park House Roman fort
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between Drawdykes Castle and Whiteclosegate in wall mile 64
• 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
• Carlisle Cathedral precinct
• Hadrian's Wall between the M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road in wall mile 64
• Beaumont motte castle and section of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 70 including turret 70a
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton
• Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield
• Hadrian's Wall between Tarraby and Beech Grove, Knowefield in wall miles 64 and 65
• Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
• Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton
• Settlement 500yds (460m) SE of Cardew Hill
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67
• Settlement 60m E of Ghyll Head
• Town wall, section on West Walls
• 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
• 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
• Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp
• Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby in wall mile 64
• Rectangular enclosures 95yds (85m) N of Sceughmire
• Rockcliffe Cross
• City wall, NE side
• 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 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
• Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse
• A night dummy aerodrome control building, part of a World War II bombing decoy, 610m north east of Walby Cottage
• Roman and medieval town area bounded by Heads Lane West Wall and Blackfriars Street
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between Mill Beck and the field boundary east of Kirkandrews Farm in wall mile 69
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the M6 motorway and Drawdykes Castle 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
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Birky Lane at Walby and the east side of the M6 in wall miles 62 and 63
• 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
• Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Bishop's Dyke
• Nowtler Hill 1 Roman temporary camp