The County of Cumbria

Part or all of Cumbria is in Arnside & Silverdale AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Part or all of Cumbria is in North Pennines AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Part or all of Cumbria is in Solway Coast AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Cumbria's Surrounding Counties

Other counties neighbouring Cumbria include: Lancashire, North Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders .

Retail in Cumbria

Cumbria is a county with a great selection of places to visit including 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 several good hills in Cumbria county like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Cumbria's best hiking areas can be found at Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are some of Cumbria's' best villages to visit Cumbria.

Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle are great places to visit in Cumbria if you like ancient sites.

There are a number of ruins in the county of Cumbria including 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.

Cumbria's best old mines can be found at Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

Cumbria is home to some unmissable waterfalls like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

The county of Cumbria boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Cumbria's best lakes can be found at Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

The county of Cumbria boasts some of the best woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Towns to visit in Cumbria county include Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Mountains to visit in Cumbria county include Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

There are a number of castles in the county of Cumbria including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

There are a number of historic buildings in the county of Cumbria including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.

Don't miss Fairy Steps's historic monuments if visiting Cumbria.

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are great places to visit in Cumbria if you like caves.

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

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

The county of Cumbria boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Airports to visit in Cumbria county include Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

There are a number of islands in the county of Cumbria including Piel Island.

Walks in Cumbria

A Stroll Around Askham

A short walk around an area with a long history from prehistoric to present, visible on the ground.

Length: 4.5Km (approx.)

Difficulty: Easy

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Appletree Worth and River Lickle

A scenic walk with an interesting lost village, returning along a section of the River Lickle.

Length: 7Km (approx.)

Difficulty: Easy

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Ibbeth Peril Walk

A short walk along the River Dee taking in views of the Arten Gill viaduct, some fossils and a visit to Ibbeth Peril, or nearly if the water’s too high.

Length: 4.56Km (approx.)

Difficulty: Easy

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Hodge Close Explore

A short but deadly explore around Hodge Close and Parrock Quarry with flooded quarry tunnel and dangerous cliffs.

Length: 1.45Km (approx.)

Difficulty: Dangerous

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Towns and Villages in Cumbria

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Rivers in Cumbria

Lakes in Cumbria

Mountains in Cumbria

Hills in Cumbria

Woodland in Cumbria

Nature Reserves in Cumbria

Things to do in Cumbria