Wasdale

Wasdale is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Wasdale

There are great places to visit near Wasdale 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.

There are a number of hills near Wasdale including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

The area around Wasdale boasts some of the best hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

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

Don't miss Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Wasdale.

Ruins to visit near Wasdale include 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 several good old mines in the Wasdale area like 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 Wasdale best waterfalls to visit near Wasdale.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Wasdale 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 some of Wasdale best lakes to visit near Wasdale.

There are a number of woodlands near Wasdale including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

The area around Wasdale features a number of interesting towns 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 great places to visit near Wasdale if you like mountains.

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

Wasdale's best nearby historic buildings can be found at 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 Wasdale if you like historic monuments.

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

Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are great places to visit near Wasdale if you like bluebell woods.

Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Wasdale if you like nature reserves.

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

Wasdale's best nearby airports can be found at Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Islands to visit near Wasdale include Piel Island.

Wasdale History

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