Retail in Brougham
There are great places to visit near Brougham 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.
There are a several good hills in the Brougham area like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Lad Hows.
Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, Wild Boar Fell, and Over Staveley are great places to visit near Brougham if you like hiking areas.
Brougham's best nearby villages can be found at 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 Brougham.
There are a several good lakes in the Brougham area like Windermere, Wastwater, Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Ullswater, and Haweswater.
Airports to visit near Brougham include Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Islands to visit near Brougham include Piel Island.
Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Mayburgh Henge, Gunnerkeld Stone Circle, and Castlehowe Stone Circle are some of Brougham best ancient sites to visit near Brougham.
The area around Brougham boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, River Kent at Kentmere, and River Kent at Basingill.
Brougham's best nearby ruins can be found at Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Shap Abbey, Sedgwick Gunpowder Works, and Old Lime Kiln at Dalton.
There are a several good woodlands in the Brougham area like Broughton Moor, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, Grubbins Wood, and Brigsteer Park.
Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Aira Force, Dungeon Ghyll , Pull Beck, Skelwith Force, and Ibbeth Peril are some of Brougham best waterfalls to visit near Brougham.
Mountains to visit near Brougham include Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Brougham's best nearby castles can be found at Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Brougham 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.
There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Brougham like Fairy Steps.
There are a several good caves in the Brougham area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
There are a several good old mines in the Brougham area like Cathedral Quarry, Parrock Quarry, Hodge Close Quarry, Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Horse Crag Quarry, and Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Brougham area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
The area around Brougham's best nature reserves can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Brougham if you like disused railway lines.
Brougham History
There are some historic monuments around Brougham:
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Round cairn including prehistoric carved stone 620m north west of Glassonby
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Roman camp 200m south west of Knowe Farm
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Cross in St Michael's churchyard, Addingham
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Clifton Hall tower
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Mayburgh henge
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- The Countess Pillar
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Eamont Bridge
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Little Round Table henge
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Roman camp 200m west of Galleygill Bridge
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Old Penrith (Voreda) Plumpton Wall
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Little Meg round cairn
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
