Flimby is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Flimby postcode: CA15 8QX

Retail in Flimby

There are great places to visit near Flimby 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.

Flimby has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

The area around Flimby features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

Flimby'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 Flimby best ancient sites to visit near Flimby.

Ruins to visit near Flimby include 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 several good old mines in the Flimby area 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.

Waterfalls to visit near Flimby include Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Flimby has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.

Flimby's best nearby lakes can be found at Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

There are a number of woodlands near Flimby including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Flimby has some unmissable towns nearby like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

There are a several good mountains in the Flimby area like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Castles to visit near Flimby include 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 some of Flimby best historic buildings to visit near Flimby.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Flimby like Fairy Steps.

Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are some of Flimby best caves to visit near Flimby.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the Flimby area like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Flimby like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Flimby.

There are a several good airports in the Flimby area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

Piel Island is a great place to visit close to Flimby if you like islands.

Flimby History

There are some historic monuments around Flimby:

• Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln
• Settlement one mile (1610m) NE of Crosscanonby
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Low Mire (milefortlet 20) 50m north of Heather Bank, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg
• Allonby saltpan
• Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard
• Calva Hall Bridge
• Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
• Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Swarthy Hill North tower 20b, 460m south west of Blue Dial, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Small multivallate hillfort on Swarthy Hill
• Defended enclosure at Salterbeck
• Settlement W of Birkby
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Netherhall
• Jane Pit, a 19th century coal mine adjacent to the Sports Ground, Mossbay
• Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Hayes Castle
• Enclosure 1/4 mile (400m) N of Hill Farm
• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Swarthy Hill milefortlet 21, 80m south of the Saltpans, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
• Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house
• Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
• Burrow Walls Roman fort
• Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road