Retail in Yanwath
There are great places to visit near Yanwath 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.
Yanwath has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Yanwath features a number of interesting hiking areas including 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 Yanwath.
Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle are some of Yanwath best ancient sites to visit near Yanwath.
Don't miss 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's ruins if visiting the area around Yanwath.
There are a several good old mines in the Yanwath 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.
There are a number of waterfalls near Yanwath including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Yanwath include River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
The area around Yanwath features a number of interesting lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood are great places to visit near Yanwath if you like woodlands.
Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are some of Yanwath best towns to visit near Yanwath.
Don't miss Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell's mountains if visiting the area around Yanwath.
Yanwath's best nearby castles can be found at 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 Yanwath.
The area around Yanwath'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 Yanwath.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Yanwath area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
The area close to Yanwath boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Yanwath if you like disused railway lines.
Don't miss Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport's airports if visiting the area around Yanwath.
Islands to visit near Yanwath include Piel Island.
Yanwath History
There are some historic monuments around Yanwath:
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Cross in St Michael's churchyard, Addingham
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Little Meg round cairn
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Roman camp 200m west of Galleygill Bridge
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- The Countess Pillar
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Clifton Hall tower
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Moated site of Dacre Castle
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Little Round Table henge
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Blencow Old Hall moated tower house
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Eamont Bridge
- Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Old Penrith (Voreda) Plumpton Wall
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Mayburgh henge
