Broadwath is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Broadwath postcode: CA8 9BA

Retail in Broadwath

There are great places to visit near Broadwath 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 some of Broadwath best hills to visit near Broadwath.

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

Broadwath has some unmissable villages nearby like Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Broadwath has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

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 are great places to visit near Broadwath if you like ruins.

There are a number of old mines near Broadwath 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.

Broadwath's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Broadwath's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

The area around Broadwath features a number of interesting lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

Broadwath has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

There are a number of towns near Broadwath including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Broadwath has some unmissable mountains nearby like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Castles to visit near Broadwath include Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

There are a several good historic buildings in the Broadwath area like Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.

Historic Monuments to visit near Broadwath include Fairy Steps.

The area around Broadwath boasts some of the best caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are some of Broadwath best bluebell woods to visit near Broadwath.

The area close to Broadwath boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

There are a number of disused railway lines near to Broadwath including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

The area around Broadwath features a number of interesting airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Piel Island is one of Broadwath's best, nearby islands to visit in Broadwath.

Broadwath History

There are some historic monuments around Broadwath:

• Broomrigg C: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 1010m south east of Street House
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Birky Lane at Walby and the east side of the M6 in wall miles 62 and 63
• The vallum between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57
• Broomrigg G: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 730m south east of Street House
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• Hallsteads Iron Age camp
• The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
• Broomrigg P: shieling in Broomrigg Plantation, 775m south east of Street House
• A night dummy aerodrome control building, part of a World War II bombing decoy, 610m north east of Walby Cottage
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum from A6071 to The Cottage in the case of the Wall, and to the road to Oldwall, for the vallum, in wall miles 57, 58 and 59
• The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56
• Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Baron's Dike and Birky Lane at Walby, in wall miles 60, 61 and 62.
• Castle Hill
• Broomrigg B1: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Scaleby Castle moated site
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Garthside and The Centurion Inn, Walton, in wall miles 54 and 55
• Boothby Roman fort
• Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
• Broomrigg F: two hut circles in Broomrigg Plantation, 900m south east of Street House
• The Stangate at Crosby Lodge
• St Constantine's cells (Wetheral Caves) and rock-cut Roman inscription
• Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
• Wetheral Priory gatehouse and length of medieval wall
• Scalesceugh Roman kilns
• Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
• Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
• Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
• Moss Side 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
• Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall
• Prehistoric enclosure and associated field system south east of Ivy Cottage
• Slight univallate hillfort on Barrock Fell
• Park House Roman fort
• The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56
• Broomrigg A: large irregular stone circle and associated stone alignment in Broomrigg Plantation, 820m south east of Street House
• Grey Yauds stone circle
• Broomrigg I: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
• Watchclose Roman temporary camp
• Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
• Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
• Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
• Hadrian's Wall between Eden Vale house and the Cam Beck in wall mile 56