King Arthur's Round Table Henge by munki-boy

Penrith

Penrith is in The Lake District National Park in England.

Created: 27  November  2016  Edited: 29  November  2023

Penrith

Shopping in Penrith

Castle Retail Park Castletown, Penrith

Castle Retail Park retail park

Penrith New Squares Scaws, Penrith

Penrith New Squares retail park

Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall Ullswater Road, Castletown

Cranstons Cumbrian Food Hall supermarket

Sainsbury's 1, Common Garden Square

Sainsbury's supermarket

M&S Foodhall 22-27, King Street

M&S Foodhall supermarket

Walks in Penrith

Local History around Penrith

There are some historic monuments around including:

Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosureHolme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill BridgeKing Arthur's Round Table hengeRoman camp north west of Balmer's FarmSkirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field systemThe Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithStrickland's Pele Tower and Penrith CastleRound cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellBowl barrow 350m north east of The WreayBowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse FarmLong cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn FarmSite of Catterlen Old HallRound cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham FellRound cairn on Heughscar HillLong cairn 330m east of MossthornRound cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellTwo standing stones and a round cairn south of CrooklandsStanding stone 180m NNE of SkirsgillEamont BridgeTwo round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockClifton Hall towerBlencow Old Hall moated tower houseThe Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, PenrithRound cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham FellRoman road and enclosures SE of FrenchfieldMoated site of Dacre CastleRoman fortlet at Salkeld GateRound cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellCatterlen Hall tower houseLittle Round Table hengeRomano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath WoodMoated site and annexe south of Gale BayLong barrow on Trainford BrowSewborrans standing stone 400m south west of SewborwensMayburgh hengeRound cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham FellWhite Raise round cairn, Askham FellDunmallard small multivallate hillfortMoated site east of Newton ReignyCastlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure.

Wildlife in and Around Penrith

Mammals found in Penrith

There have been 25 species of mammals recorded in the penrith area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)

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Birds found in Penrith

There have been 129 species of birds recorded in the penrith area.

(Aegithalos caudatus subsp. rosaceus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

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Penrith map

Penrith UK Map