Bow
Bow is a in the county of Cumbria.
Bow postcode: CA5 6EW
There are great places to visit near Bow including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, towns, lakes, airports, islands, ancient sites, rivers and streams, ruins, woodlands, waterfalls, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, old mines, bluebell woods, nature reserves and disused railway lines.
Bow's best nearby hills can be found at Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Lad Hows.
There are a number of hiking areas near Bow including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, Wild Boar Fell, and Over Staveley.
The area around Bow features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Askham, Arnside, Burton-in-Kendal, Kirkby-in-Furness, and Troutbeck.
Don't miss Sedbergh, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, Kirkby Stephen, and Cockermouth's towns if visiting the area around Bow.
The area around Bow features a number of interesting lakes including Windermere, Wastwater, Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Ullswater, and Haweswater.
The area around Bow boasts some of the best airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Don't miss Piel Island's islands if visiting the area around Bow.
Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Mayburgh Henge, Gunnerkeld Stone Circle, and Castlehowe Stone Circle are some of Bow best ancient sites to visit near Bow.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Bow area like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, River Kent at Kentmere, and River Kent at Basingill.
The area around Bow features a number of interesting ruins including Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Shap Abbey, Sedgwick Gunpowder Works, and Old Lime Kiln at Dalton.
Bow has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Broughton Moor, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, Grubbins Wood, and Brigsteer Park.
There are a number of waterfalls near Bow including Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Aira Force, Dungeon Ghyll , Pull Beck, Skelwith Force, and Ibbeth Peril.
The area around Bow boasts some of the best mountains including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Don't miss Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther)'s castles if visiting the area around Bow.
The area around Bow boasts some of the best historic buildings including Acorn Bank, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Askham Hall, Acorn Bank Watermill, Lowther Mausoleum, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Historic Monuments to visit near Bow include Fairy Steps.
Caves to visit near Bow include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Bow's best nearby old mines can be found at Cathedral Quarry, Parrock Quarry, Hodge Close Quarry, Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Horse Crag Quarry, and Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level.
Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are great places to visit near Bow if you like bluebell woods.
Bow is near some unmissable nature reserves like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Bow's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Bow.
Bow History
There are some historic monuments around Bow:
