Kirkby-in-Furness is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
Kirkby-in-Furness postcode: LA17 7UE
There are great places to visit near Kirkby-in-Furness 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.
Kirkby-in-Furness's best nearby hills can be found at Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
There are a number of hiking areas near Kirkby-in-Furness including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Kirkby-in-Furness features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
Ancient Sites to visit near Kirkby-in-Furness include Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
Kirkby-in-Furness'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.
Kirkby-in-Furness has some unmissable old mines nearby 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.
Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force are some of Kirkby-in-Furness best waterfalls to visit near Kirkby-in-Furness.
The area around Kirkby-in-Furness boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
There are a number of lakes near Kirkby-in-Furness including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
The area around Kirkby-in-Furness boasts some of the best woodlands including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
The area around Kirkby-in-Furness features a number of interesting towns including Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Kirkby-in-Furness has some unmissable mountains nearby like 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 some of Kirkby-in-Furness best castles to visit near Kirkby-in-Furness.
The area around Kirkby-in-Furness features a number of interesting historic buildings including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
The area close to Kirkby-in-Furness boasts some of the best historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
There are a number of caves near Kirkby-in-Furness including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
The area around Kirkby-in-Furness boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Kirkby-in-Furness including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Kirkby-in-Furness.
Kirkby-in-Furness's best nearby airports can be found at Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Places near Kirkby-in-Furness feature a number of interesting islands including Piel Island.
Kirkby-in-Furness History
There are some historic monuments around Kirkby-in-Furness:
