Allerby is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Allerby postcode: CA7 2NJ

Retail in Allerby

There are great places to visit near Allerby 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.

Don't miss Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks's hills if visiting the area around Allerby.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Allerby area like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

Villages to visit near Allerby include Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Allerby's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

The area around Allerby boasts some of the best ruins 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.

Allerby's best nearby 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.

Don't miss Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Allerby.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Allerby area like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Lakes to visit near Allerby include Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

The area around Allerby features a number of interesting woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

The area around Allerby boasts some of the best towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Allerby'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.

There are a several good castles in the Allerby area like 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 Allerby best historic buildings to visit near Allerby.

Allerby is near some unmissable historic monuments like Fairy Steps,

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Allerby best caves to visit near Allerby.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Allerby include Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Allerby like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Allerby include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

There are a several good airports in the Allerby area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

There are a number of islands near to Allerby including Piel Island.

Allerby History

There are some historic monuments around Allerby:

• Bank Mill tower 15a, 250m north west of Belmont House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Small multivallate hillfort on Swarthy Hill
• Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
• Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall
• Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
• Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg
• Moated site of Wolsty Castle
• Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Westnewton Castle
• Wardhall Guards Medieval Settlement
• Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle
• Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House
• Tute Hill motte
• Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Romano-British farmstead 250m ENE of Belmont House
• Enclosure 105m SE of Old Mawbray
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields
• Enclosure 1/4 mile (400m) N of Hill Farm
• Enclosure 130m SSE of Old Mawbray
• Romano-British farmstead in Fitz Woods
• Low Mire (milefortlet 20) 50m north of Heather Bank, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b, 680m WSW of Hailforth, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Settlement 450m east of Eweclose
• Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln
• Settlement W of Birkby
• Allonby saltpan
• Enclosure 1/2 mile (800m) S of Wolsty
• Netherhall
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• Roman forts at Papcastle and part of the vicus
• Dubmill Point milefortlet 17, 560m WNW of Hill House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Enclosure 125m SE of Old Mawbray
• Beckfoot Roman fort
• Swarthy Hill milefortlet 21, 80m south of the Saltpans, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road
• Settlement one mile (1610m) NE of Crosscanonby
• Swarthy Hill North tower 20b, 460m south west of Blue Dial, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast