Talkin is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Talkin postcode: CA8 1LF

Retail in Talkin

There are great places to visit near Talkin 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.

Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks are some of Talkin best hills to visit near Talkin.

Hiking Areas to visit near Talkin include Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

Don't miss Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer's villages if visiting the area around Talkin.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Talkin area like 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 Talkin 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.

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 Talkin if you like old mines.

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

River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are some of Talkin best rivers and streams to visit near Talkin.

There are a several good lakes in the Talkin area like Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

There are a several good woodlands in the Talkin area like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

There are a several good towns in the Talkin area like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Mountains to visit near Talkin include Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

The area around Talkin boasts some of the best castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct are great places to visit near Talkin if you like historic buildings.

Talkin is near some unmissable historic monuments like Fairy Steps,

Caves to visit near Talkin include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

The area around Talkin boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Talkin's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Talkin.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Talkin if you like disused railway lines.

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

Piel Island is one of Talkin's best, nearby islands to visit in Talkin.

Talkin History

There are some historic monuments around Talkin:

• Broomrigg I: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
• The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56
• The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
• Hallsteads Iron Age camp
• Lanercost Bridge
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54
• Broomrigg B1: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• The Stonehouse bastle, 240m north of Denton Foot
• Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
• Foresthead lime kilns, quarry, associated buildings and part of the rail transportation system
• Castle Hill
• Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
• Grey Yauds stone circle
• Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west
• Broomrigg A: large irregular stone circle and associated stone alignment in Broomrigg Plantation, 820m south east of Street House
• The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56
• Broomrigg P: shieling in Broomrigg Plantation, 775m south east of Street House
• Tower Tye ringwork
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51
• Broomrigg C: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 1010m south east of Street House
• Broomrigg G: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 730m south east of Street House
• Boothby Roman fort
• Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road
• Broomrigg D: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 760m north west of Far Shields
• Hadrian's Wall between Eden Vale house and the Cam Beck in wall mile 56
• Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from A6071 to The Cottage in the case of the Wall, and to the road to Oldwall, for the vallum, in wall miles 57, 58 and 59
• Romano-British farmstead and post-medieval farmstead at Watch Hill
• Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57
• Enclosure castle known as Triermain Castle
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Garthside and The Centurion Inn, Walton, in wall miles 54 and 55
• Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
• Roman signal station on Mains Rigg
• Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
• Medieval fishponds and moat at Denton Hall
• Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
• Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
• Broomrigg F: two hut circles in Broomrigg Plantation, 900m south east of Street House
• The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
• Lanercost Augustinian priory, precinct wall and medieval standing cross base
• Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks in wall miles 51 and 52
• Cairns on Cardunneth Pike