Retail in Eamont Bridge
There are great places to visit near Eamont Bridge 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 number of hills near Eamont Bridge including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Eamont Bridge features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
Eamont Bridge's best nearby villages can be found at Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
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 Eamont Bridge best ancient sites to visit near Eamont Bridge.
Eamont Bridge'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 Eamont Bridge 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.
There are a number of waterfalls near Eamont Bridge including 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 some of Eamont Bridge best rivers and streams to visit near Eamont Bridge.
Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are some of Eamont Bridge best lakes to visit near Eamont Bridge.
Don't miss Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood's woodlands if visiting the area around Eamont Bridge.
Towns to visit near Eamont Bridge include Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
There are a number of mountains near Eamont Bridge including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Eamont Bridge has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct are great places to visit near Eamont Bridge if you like historic buildings.
Fairy Steps is a great place to visit close to Eamont Bridge if you like historic monuments.
Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are great places to visit near Eamont Bridge if you like caves.
Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are great places to visit near Eamont Bridge if you like bluebell woods.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is one of Eamont Bridge's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Eamont Bridge.
Places near Eamont Bridge feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of airports near Eamont Bridge including Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area around Eamont Bridge's best islands can be found at Piel Island.
Eamont Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Eamont Bridge:
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Roman camp 200m west of Galleygill Bridge
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Old Penrith (Voreda) Plumpton Wall
- Moated site of Dacre Castle
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
- Roman camp 200m south west of Knowe Farm
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Edenhall Cross 230m north west of St Cuthbert's Church
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Throstle Brow prehistoric enclosure
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- The Countess Pillar
- Little Round Table henge
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Mayburgh henge
- Eamont Bridge
- Cross in St Michael's churchyard, Addingham
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Gunnerkeld concentric stone circle
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Windrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High Murber
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Clifton Hall tower
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Little Meg round cairn
- Dolphenby medieval settlement and part of its associated open field system
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
- Round cairn including prehistoric carved stone 620m north west of Glassonby
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
