Calthwaite
Calthwaite is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
Calthwaite postcode: CA11 9QN
There are great places to visit near Calthwaite 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.
Calthwaite has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Calthwaite boasts some of the best hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are some of Calthwaite best villages to visit near Calthwaite.
The area around Calthwaite boasts some of the best ancient sites including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
The area around Calthwaite boasts some of the best ruins 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.
Calthwaite has some unmissable old mines nearby like Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are great places to visit near Calthwaite if you like waterfalls.
River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are some of Calthwaite best rivers and streams to visit near Calthwaite.
Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are great places to visit near Calthwaite if you like lakes.
The area around Calthwaite features a number of interesting woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Calthwaite has some unmissable towns nearby like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
There are a number of mountains near Calthwaite including 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 Calthwaite area like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Calthwaite features a number of interesting historic buildings including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
The area around Calthwaite's best historic monuments can be found at Fairy Steps.
Caves to visit near Calthwaite include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
There are a number of bluebell woods near Calthwaite including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Calthwaite including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Calthwaite including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area around Calthwaite boasts some of the best airports including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area close to Calthwaite boasts some of the best islands including Piel Island.
Calthwaite History
There are some historic monuments around Calthwaite:
