Retail in Brougham
There are great places to visit near Brougham 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.
The area around Brougham boasts some of the best hills including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Brougham features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Don't miss Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer's villages if visiting the area around Brougham.
Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle are great places to visit near Brougham if you like ancient sites.
Brougham has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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 some of Brougham best old mines to visit near Brougham.
There are a several good waterfalls in the Brougham area like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are great places to visit near Brougham if you like rivers and streams.
There are a number of lakes near Brougham including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood are some of Brougham best woodlands to visit near Brougham.
Towns to visit near Brougham include Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Brougham if you like mountains.
There are a several good castles in the Brougham area like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Brougham's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Places near Brougham feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
There are a number of caves near Brougham including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are great places to visit near Brougham if you like bluebell woods.
Places near Brougham feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Disused Railway Lines to visit near Brougham include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Airports to visit near Brougham include Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Piel Island is a great place to visit close to Brougham if you like islands.
Brougham History
There are some historic monuments around Brougham:
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Cross in St Michael's churchyard, Addingham
- Old Penrith (Voreda) Plumpton Wall
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Round cairn including prehistoric carved stone 620m north west of Glassonby
- Roman camp 200m south west of Knowe Farm
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Eamont Bridge
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- The Countess Pillar
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Clifton Hall tower
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- 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
- Roman camp 200m west of Galleygill Bridge
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Little Meg round cairn
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Little Round Table henge
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Mayburgh henge
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
