Waterhead is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Waterhead

There are great places to visit near Waterhead 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.

Waterhead has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

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

There are a number of villages near Waterhead including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

The area around Waterhead 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.

Waterhead's best nearby ruins can be found at 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 Waterhead if you like old mines.

Waterhead's best nearby waterfalls can be found at 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 Waterhead best rivers and streams to visit near Waterhead.

Don't miss Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater's lakes if visiting the area around Waterhead.

Don't miss Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Waterhead.

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

Waterhead's best nearby mountains can be found at Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Castles to visit near Waterhead include 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 some of Waterhead best historic buildings to visit near Waterhead.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Waterhead like Fairy Steps.

The area around Waterhead features a number of interesting caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

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

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

There are a number of disused railway lines near to Waterhead including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

The area around Waterhead features a number of interesting airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Piel Island is a great place to visit close to Waterhead if you like islands.

Waterhead History

There are some historic monuments around Waterhead:

• Winster potash pit
• Round cairn 200m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold
• Round cairn 250m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold
• Round cairn 75m east of Hagg Gill
• Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill
• Round cairn 15m east of Hagg Gill
• Medieval shieling 150m west of Trout Beck
• Medieval shieling 70m west of Trout Beck
• Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott
• Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans
• Myers Head lead mine
• Two rifle ranges on Silver How
• Three round cairns 70m east of Rydal Beck
• Medieval shieling 640m north of Troutbeck Park Farm
• Round cairn 60m east of Hagg Gill
• Low Kingate concentric stone circle
• Settlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
• Round cairn on Dunmail Raise
• Northern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
• Round cairn 180m east of Rydal Beck
• Round cairn, 460m south west of Thompson Ground
• Lead mine and ore works at Greenhead Gill, Grasmere
• The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place
• High Street, Roman road
• Medieval shieling 100m west of Trout Beck
• Southern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
• Prehistoric rock art, 150m south west of Nook End
• Ambleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman road
• Hogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kiln
• Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn 350m south of Hartsop Hall