Gamblesby is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.

Gamblesby postcode: CA7 0NX

Retail in Gamblesby

There are great places to visit near Gamblesby 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.

Gamblesby's best nearby hills can be found at Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Gamblesby's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

The area around Gamblesby boasts some of the best villages including 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 great places to visit near Gamblesby if you like ancient sites.

Gamblesby 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.

Old Mines to visit near Gamblesby include Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

The area around Gamblesby boasts some of the best waterfalls including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Gamblesby's best nearby rivers and streams can be found at 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 Gamblesby 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 some of Gamblesby best woodlands to visit near Gamblesby.

Gamblesby has some unmissable towns nearby like 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 great places to visit near Gamblesby if you like mountains.

Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are some of Gamblesby best castles to visit near Gamblesby.

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 Gamblesby best historic buildings to visit near Gamblesby.

The area around Gamblesby's best historic monuments can be found at Fairy Steps.

There are a several good caves in the Gamblesby area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

There are a number of bluebell woods near Gamblesby including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

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

Gamblesby is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,

Don't miss Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport's airports if visiting the area around Gamblesby.

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

Gamblesby History

There are some historic monuments around Gamblesby:

• Hadrian's Wall between Apple Garth, Westfield, and the dismantled railway in wall mile 77
• Old Carlisle (Olerica) fort and civil settlement
• Settlement 60m E of Ghyll Head
• Drumburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between Burgh Marsh and Westfield House in wall miles 76 and 77
• Knockcross Roman temporary camp at Grey Havens
• Down Hall moated site
• Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the access road to Glendale caravan park and the track south of Kirkland House in wall miles 77 and 78
• Hadrian's Wall Vallum between West End, Burgh by Sands and the eastern boundary of Dykesfield
• Prehistoric enclosure and trackway, and a Romano-British farmstead WNW of Fingland
• Settlement 450yds (410m) S of Greenhill
• Settlement 100yds (90m) S of Wiza House
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the track south of Kirkland House and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Settlement 100yds (90m) S of The Wreay
• Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79
• Biglands House (milefortlet 1) and associated parallel ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78
• Hadrian's Wall vallum between the watercourse 400m south east of Glasson and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall miles 76 and 77
• Sandy Brow Romano-British settlement
• Hadrian's Wall between the dismantled railway and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall mile 77
• Roman road, Waverbridge to Pattenfoot
• Settlement enclosures, 800m north west of Farhill
• Settlement 350yds (320m) E of Greenhill
• The Roman fort and associated civil settlement and a medieval tower house at Bowness on Solway at the west end of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 80
• Kirkbride Roman fort, part of associated vicus and length of Roman road around, 370m south east of Whitrigg Bridge
• Hadrian's Wall between Fulwood House at Burgh by Sands and Burgh Marsh in wall miles 72 and 73
• Settlement S of Gerrard House