Stainton - South Lakeland is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Stainton - South Lakeland

There are great places to visit near Stainton - South Lakeland 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 - South Lakeland.

Stainton - South Lakeland's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

There are a number of villages near Stainton - South Lakeland including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Stainton - South Lakeland area like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

The area around Stainton - South Lakeland features a number of interesting ruins including 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.

There are a number of old mines near Stainton - South Lakeland 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.

Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are some of Stainton - South Lakeland best waterfalls to visit near Stainton - South Lakeland.

Stainton - South Lakeland 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.

Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are great places to visit near Stainton - South Lakeland if you like lakes.

Woodlands to visit near Stainton - South Lakeland include Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

There are a number of towns near Stainton - South Lakeland including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Stainton - South Lakeland best mountains to visit near Stainton - South Lakeland.

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

Don't miss Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct's historic buildings if visiting the area around Stainton - South Lakeland.

Places near Stainton - South Lakeland feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Fairy Steps.

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

There are a several good bluebell woods in the Stainton - South Lakeland area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

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

There are a number of disused railway lines near to Stainton - South Lakeland including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Stainton - South Lakeland has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

The area around Stainton - South Lakeland's best islands can be found at Piel Island.

Stainton - South Lakeland History

There are some historic monuments around Stainton - South Lakeland:

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