Retail in Whale
There are great places to visit near Whale 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.
Whale's best nearby hills can be found at Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Whale best hiking areas to visit near Whale.
Whale has some unmissable villages nearby like 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 Whale.
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 are some of Whale best ruins to visit near Whale.
There are a several good old mines in the Whale 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.
Whale has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Whale area like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
Whale has some unmissable lakes nearby like Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Don't miss Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Whale.
Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are some of Whale best towns to visit near Whale.
Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Whale best mountains to visit near Whale.
The area around Whale features a number of interesting castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
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 Whale.
The area around Whale's best historic monuments can be found at Fairy Steps.
Don't miss Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel's caves if visiting the area around Whale.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Whale area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Whale like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Whale including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of airports near Whale including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Islands to visit near Whale include Piel Island.
Whale History
There are some historic monuments around Whale:
- Keld Chapel
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Shap large regular stone circle
- Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- The Countess Pillar
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Shap Stone Alignment
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishponds
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Castle Crag slight univallate hillfort
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap Abbey
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Round cairn west of White Raise
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Hardendale medieval dispersed settlement and site of medieval monastic grange
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Moated site of Dacre Castle
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Round cairn on White Raise
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Mayburgh henge
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Little Round Table henge
- Selside Pike round cairn
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Clifton Hall tower
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Eamont Bridge
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Buck Park deerpound
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
