Bowness-on-Solway is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Bowness-on-Solway postcode: CA7 5AF

Retail in Bowness-on-Solway

There are great places to visit near Bowness-on-Solway 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.

There are a number of hills near Bowness-on-Solway including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Bowness-on-Solway best hiking areas to visit near Bowness-on-Solway.

Don't miss Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer's villages if visiting the area around Bowness-on-Solway.

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 Bowness-on-Solway.

There are a number of ruins near Bowness-on-Solway 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 Bowness-on-Solway if you like old mines.

The area around Bowness-on-Solway boasts some of the best waterfalls including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Bowness-on-Solway include River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are some of Bowness-on-Solway best lakes to visit near Bowness-on-Solway.

The area around Bowness-on-Solway boasts some of the best woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Don't miss Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen's towns if visiting the area around Bowness-on-Solway.

There are a several good mountains in the Bowness-on-Solway area like 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 Bowness-on-Solway 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 Bowness-on-Solway best historic buildings to visit near Bowness-on-Solway.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Bowness-on-Solway like Fairy Steps.

Bowness-on-Solway's best nearby caves can be found at 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 Bowness-on-Solway.

Nature Reserves to visit near Bowness-on-Solway include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Bowness-on-Solway.

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

Islands to visit near Bowness-on-Solway include Piel Island.

Bowness-on-Solway History

There are some historic monuments around Bowness-on-Solway:

• Broats, enclosure 250m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM4087
• Pasture House (milefortlet 3), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Pasture House turret 3a
• Cardurnock milefortlet (Mf 5)
• Woodhead,enclosure 200m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM4090
• Herd Hill North (tower 3b), 175m north east of the sheep wash, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Mote of Annan, motte-and-bailey castle, 70m SSW of Moat House Secular: motte SM702
• Calvertsholm Cottages, cairn 320m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM11950
• Hoddom Church, church, burial ground and monastery Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM2690
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track south of Kirkland House and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Hadrian's Wall between Apple Garth, Westfield, and the dismantled railway in wall mile 77
• Blacketlees Cottages, enclosure 75m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12027
• Drumburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between Burgh Marsh and Westfield House in wall miles 76 and 77
• Calvertsholm, settlement 110m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12128
• Woodhouse Tower, tower house Secular: castle SM12071
• Prehistoric enclosure and trackway, and a Romano-British farmstead WNW of Fingland
• Woodfield, enclosure 295m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12029
• Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Calvertsholm Cottages, cairn 315m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM11947
• Burnbrae, enclosure 270m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12189
• Herd Hill (milefortlet 4) and associated parallel banks and ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the watercourse 400m south east of Glasson and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall miles 76 and 77
• Robgill Tower, fort 90m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM12157
• Down Hall moated site
• Merkland Cross, Woodhouse Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing) SM90217
• Cardurnock (tower 4b) and earlier ditch system and patrol road, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Annan old graveyard, recumbent grave marker 45m ENE of town hall Crosses and carved stones: inscribed stone SM12183
• The Roman fort and associated civil settlement and a medieval tower house at Bowness on Solway at the west end of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 80
• Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78
• Campfield (tower 2b) and associated parallel ditches and Roman road, 350m south west of Campfield Farm part of Roman frontier defences along Cumbrian coast
• Gleningle, enclosure 80m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM12001
• Westhills, altar stone 35m N of Roman: altar SM11980
• Kirkbride Roman fort, part of associated vicus and length of Roman road around, 370m south east of Whitrigg Bridge
• Annan Hill Roman camp Roman: camp SM4273
• Knockcross Roman temporary camp at Grey Havens
• Cardurnock Marsh turret 4a
• Hadrian's Wall between the dismantled railway and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall mile 77
• Bonshaw Tile Works, NW of Bonshawside, Kirtlebridge Industrial: pottery SM7554
• Blackyett, cairn 225m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM11951
• St Bryde's Kirk, church 95m W of Brydekirk Mains Ecclesiastical: church SM12185
• Biglands House (milefortlet 1) and associated parallel ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the access road to Glendale caravan park and the track south of Kirkland House in wall miles 77 and 78
• Robgill Mains, cairn 320m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM11987
• Hayknowes, settlement 180m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM12092