Retail in Clifton
There are great places to visit near Clifton 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.
Don't miss Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks's hills if visiting the area around Clifton.
The area around Clifton 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 Clifton.
Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle are some of Clifton best ancient sites to visit near Clifton.
Clifton 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.
The area around Clifton features a number of interesting old mines 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.
Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are great places to visit near Clifton if you like waterfalls.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Clifton include River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
There are a several good lakes in the Clifton area like 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 great places to visit near Clifton if you like woodlands.
There are a number of towns near Clifton including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Clifton's best nearby mountains can be found at Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are great places to visit near Clifton if you like castles.
Don't miss Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct's historic buildings if visiting the area around Clifton.
The area close to Clifton boasts some of the best historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Clifton best caves to visit near Clifton.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the Clifton area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
The area close to Clifton boasts some of the best nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area close to Clifton boasts some of the best disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Clifton has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Clifton is near some unmissable islands like Piel Island,
Clifton History
There are some historic monuments around Clifton:
- Mayburgh henge
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Clifton Hall tower
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Skellaw Hill bowl barrow
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Little Round Table henge
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Eamont Bridge
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- The Countess Pillar
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Bowl barrow on Wickerslack Moor
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Romano-British farmstead 800m north-east of High House
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
