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.

The area around Talkin features a number of interesting hills including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Don't miss Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell's hiking areas if visiting the area around Talkin.

Villages to visit near Talkin include Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Ancient Sites to visit near Talkin include 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 Talkin 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.

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.

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

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Talkin area 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 Talkin if you like lakes.

Talkin has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Don't miss Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen's towns if visiting the area around Talkin.

Talkin has some unmissable mountains nearby like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Talkin has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

Historic Buildings to visit near Talkin include 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 Talkin including Fairy Steps.

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are great places to visit near Talkin if you like caves.

The area around Talkin 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 Talkin if you like nature reserves.

There are a several good disused railway lines in the area around Talkin like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are some of Talkin best airports to visit near Talkin.

Don't miss Piel Island's islands if visiting the area around Talkin.

Talkin History

There are some historic monuments around Talkin:

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