Anthorn
Anthorn is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
Anthorn postcode: CA7 5AH
There are great places to visit near Anthorn 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.
The area around Anthorn boasts some of the best hills including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Anthorn boasts some of the best 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 Anthorn.
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 Anthorn.
There are a number of ruins near Anthorn 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.
The area around Anthorn features a number of interesting old mines including Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
Waterfalls to visit near Anthorn include Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
The area around Anthorn features a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
Anthorn's best nearby lakes can be found at 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 Anthorn if you like woodlands.
Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are some of Anthorn best towns to visit near Anthorn.
Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Anthorn if you like mountains.
The area around Anthorn boasts some of the best castles including 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 great places to visit near Anthorn if you like historic buildings.
There are a number of historic monuments near to Anthorn including Fairy Steps.
The area around Anthorn boasts some of the best caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
The area around Anthorn features a number of interesting bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Anthorn if you like nature reserves.
Anthorn is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are great places to visit near Anthorn if you like airports.
Piel Island is one of Anthorn's best, nearby islands to visit in Anthorn.
Anthorn History
There are some historic monuments around Anthorn:
