Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a Town in the county of Cumbria.
Appleby-in-Westmorland postcode: CA16 6
Retail in Appleby-in-Westmorland
There are great places to visit near Appleby-in-Westmorland 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.
Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks are great places to visit near Appleby-in-Westmorland if you like hills.
Don't miss Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell's hiking areas if visiting the area around Appleby-in-Westmorland.
There are a several good villages in the Appleby-in-Westmorland area like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
Ancient Sites to visit near Appleby-in-Westmorland include 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 Appleby-in-Westmorland features a number of interesting 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.
Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry are great places to visit near Appleby-in-Westmorland if you like old mines.
Waterfalls to visit near Appleby-in-Westmorland include Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Appleby-in-Westmorland area like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
Appleby-in-Westmorland's best nearby lakes can be found at Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Appleby-in-Westmorland has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
The area around Appleby-in-Westmorland boasts some of the best towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
There are a number of mountains near Appleby-in-Westmorland including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Appleby-in-Westmorland boasts some of the best castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Appleby-in-Westmorland boasts some of the best historic buildings 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.
Fairy Steps is one of Appleby-in-Westmorland's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
There are a several good caves in the Appleby-in-Westmorland area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Don't miss Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Appleby-in-Westmorland is near some unmissable nature reserves like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
Disused Railway Lines to visit near Appleby-in-Westmorland include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a several good airports in the Appleby-in-Westmorland area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
There are a several good islands in the area around Appleby-in-Westmorland like Piel Island.
Appleby-in-Westmorland History
There are some historic monuments around Appleby-in-Westmorland:
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History of Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby is overlooked by the (privately owned) Appleby Castle, a predominantly Norman structure, which provided the home for Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby’s main industry is tourism, due to its history, remote location, scenery and closeness to the Lake District, the North Pennines, Swaledale and Howgill Fells.
