Micklethwaite
Micklethwaite is a Hamlet in the county of Cumbria.
Micklethwaite postcode: CA7 0EZ
There are great places to visit near Micklethwaite 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.
Hills to visit near Micklethwaite include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
Micklethwaite has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Micklethwaite features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
The area around Micklethwaite features a number of interesting ancient sites including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
There are a number of ruins near Micklethwaite including 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.
Micklethwaite 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 great places to visit near Micklethwaite if you like waterfalls.
The area around Micklethwaite 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.
Micklethwaite has some unmissable lakes nearby 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 Micklethwaite best woodlands to visit near Micklethwaite.
There are a several good towns in the Micklethwaite area like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Micklethwaite has some unmissable mountains nearby like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Micklethwaite boasts some of the best castles including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Micklethwaite has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Micklethwaite is near some unmissable historic monuments like Fairy Steps,
Don't miss Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel's caves if visiting the area around Micklethwaite.
Micklethwaite's best nearby bluebell woods can be found at Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Micklethwaite like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Smardale Gill Nature Reserve's disused railway lines if visiting the area around Micklethwaite.
There are a several good airports in the Micklethwaite area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
There are a several good islands in the area around Micklethwaite like Piel Island.
Micklethwaite History
There are some historic monuments around Micklethwaite: