Low Hesket
Low Hesket is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
Low Hesket postcode: CA4 0HG
There are great places to visit near Low Hesket including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, towns, lakes, airports, islands, ancient sites, rivers and streams, ruins, woodlands, waterfalls, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, old mines, bluebell woods, nature reserves and disused railway lines.
Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Lad Hows are some of Low Hesket best hills to visit near Low Hesket.
Don't miss Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, Wild Boar Fell, and Over Staveley's hiking areas if visiting the area around Low Hesket.
Eskdale, Coniston, Askham, Arnside, Burton-in-Kendal, Kirkby-in-Furness, and Troutbeck are some of Low Hesket best villages to visit near Low Hesket.
The area around Low Hesket boasts some of the best towns including Sedbergh, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, Kirkby Stephen, and Cockermouth.
There are a several good lakes in the Low Hesket area like Windermere, Wastwater, Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Ullswater, and Haweswater.
Low Hesket has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
The area close to Low Hesket boasts some of the best islands including Piel Island.
Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Mayburgh Henge, Gunnerkeld Stone Circle, and Castlehowe Stone Circle are great places to visit near Low Hesket if you like ancient sites.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Low Hesket include River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, River Kent at Kentmere, and River Kent at Basingill.
There are a number of ruins near Low Hesket including Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Shap Abbey, Sedgwick Gunpowder Works, and Old Lime Kiln at Dalton.
Low Hesket has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Broughton Moor, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, Grubbins Wood, and Brigsteer Park.
Low Hesket has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Aira Force, Dungeon Ghyll , Pull Beck, Skelwith Force, and Ibbeth Peril.
There are a number of mountains near Low Hesket including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Low Hesket features a number of interesting castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Low Hesket features a number of interesting historic buildings including Acorn Bank, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Askham Hall, Acorn Bank Watermill, Lowther Mausoleum, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Fairy Steps is a great place to visit close to Low Hesket if you like historic monuments.
Low Hesket has some unmissable caves nearby like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
There are a several good old mines in the Low Hesket area like Cathedral Quarry, Parrock Quarry, Hodge Close Quarry, Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Horse Crag Quarry, and Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level.
Low Hesket has some unmissable bluebell woods nearby like Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Low Hesket like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Low Hesket including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Low Hesket History
There are some historic monuments around Low Hesket:
