Cumwhitton is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Retail in Cumwhitton

There are great places to visit near Cumwhitton 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.

There are a several good hills in the Cumwhitton area like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Don't miss Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell's hiking areas if visiting the area around Cumwhitton.

Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are great places to visit near Cumwhitton if you like villages.

There are a number of ancient sites near Cumwhitton including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

Cumwhitton's best nearby ruins can be found at 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.

There are a number of old mines near Cumwhitton 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.

Cumwhitton'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.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Cumwhitton include River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Cumwhitton has some unmissable lakes nearby like Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

There are a several good woodlands in the Cumwhitton area like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Cumwhitton's best nearby towns can be found at 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 some of Cumwhitton best mountains to visit near Cumwhitton.

Cumwhitton's best nearby castles can be found at Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

Cumwhitton'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.

Historic Monuments to visit near Cumwhitton include Fairy Steps.

Cumwhitton's best nearby caves can be found at Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

The area around Cumwhitton boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

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

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Cumwhitton include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Cumwhitton has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

There are a several good islands in the area around Cumwhitton like Piel Island.

Cumwhitton History

There are some historic monuments around Cumwhitton:

• Boothby Roman fort
• Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
• Petteril Green Romano-British farmstead, associated field system and two trackways
• Broomrigg A: large irregular stone circle and associated stone alignment in Broomrigg Plantation, 820m south east of Street House
• Polygonal prehistoric enclosure and associated field system at Petterilbank Cottages
• Park House Roman fort
• Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription
• Wetheral Priory gatehouse and length of medieval wall
• Broomrigg C: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 1010m south east of Street House
• St Constantine's cells (Wetheral Caves) and rock-cut Roman inscription
• Castle Hill
• 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
• Brampton Old Church Roman fort and the medieval Church of St Martin
• The vallum between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• Scaleby Castle moated site
• Scalesceugh Roman kilns
• Broomrigg G: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 730m south east of Street House
• Moss Side 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
• Broomrigg P: shieling in Broomrigg Plantation, 775m south east of Street House
• Broomrigg F: two hut circles in Broomrigg Plantation, 900m south east of Street House
• Prehistoric enclosure and associated field system south east of Ivy Cottage
• The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
• The Stangate at Crosby Lodge
• Hallsteads Iron Age camp
• Cairns on Cardunneth Pike
• The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57
• Slight univallate hillfort on Barrock Fell
• Broomrigg B1: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Broomrigg D: small stone circle in Broomrigg Plantation, 760m north west of Far Shields
• Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall
• Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church
• Kirkoswald Castle moated site
• Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church
• Grey Yauds stone circle
• Watchclose Roman temporary camp
• Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
• Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
• Tower Tye ringwork
• Motte, immediately south east of Nook Farm
• Hadrian's Wall between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60
• Broomrigg I: standing stone in Broomrigg Plantation, 920m south east of Street House
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Baron's Dike and Birky Lane at Walby, in wall miles 60, 61 and 62.