Retail in Sockbridge
There are great places to visit near Sockbridge 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.
Don't miss Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks's hills if visiting the area around Sockbridge.
The area around Sockbridge features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
There are a number of villages near Sockbridge 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 Sockbridge if you like ancient sites.
The area around Sockbridge features a number of interesting ruins 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.
Old Mines to visit near Sockbridge 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.
Don't miss Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Sockbridge.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Sockbridge include River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
The area around Sockbridge features a number of interesting lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
Sockbridge's best nearby woodlands can be found at Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
There are a several good towns in the Sockbridge area like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
Sockbridge's best nearby mountains can be found at Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Sockbridge has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Sockbridge 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 Sockbridge boasts some of the best historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
The area around Sockbridge features a number of interesting caves including Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
There are a number of bluebell woods near Sockbridge including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Sockbridge including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Places near Sockbridge feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are great places to visit near Sockbridge if you like airports.
Piel Island is a great place to visit close to Sockbridge if you like islands.
Sockbridge History
There are some historic monuments around Sockbridge:
- Bowl barrow 850m WSW of Yanwath Woodhouse Farm
- Linear stone bank on Askham Fell
- The Giant's Thumb - Anglian high cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe Hall
- Slight univallate hillfort in Scarside Plantation
- The Countess Pillar
- Hutton John moated site, moated annexe, possible fishpond and enclosure
- Stone bridge, Cawdale Beck
- Round cairn 580m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Round cairn west of Riddingleys Top, Askham Fell
- Blencow Old Hall moated tower house
- Round cairn 515m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 520m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor Divock
- Round cairn 50m north east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Castlesteads multivallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood
- Holme Head standing stone 260m north west of Kitchenhill Bridge
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common
- Little Round Table henge
- Moated site and annexe south of Gale Bay
- Roman road and enclosures SE of Frenchfield
- Round cairn 285m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Long barrow on Trainford Brow
- Small stone circle on Swarth Fell
- Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm
- Round cairn north of Four Stones Hill
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 250yds (230m) SSW of Widewath
- Towtop Kirk early Christian enclosure
- Bowl barrow 80m east of Scarside Plantation
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell including The Cop Stone
- Round barrow 150m east of Scarside Plantation
- Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge
- Round cairn 475m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Roman camp north west of Balmer's Farm
- Stone circle 800m east of Wetheriggs Pottery
- Eamont Bridge
- The Old Kiln, Wetheriggs Pottery
- Ring cairn east of Threepow Raise
- Maiden Castle univallate prehistoric defended enclosure
- Catterlen Hall tower house
- Brougham Roman fort (Brocavum) and civil settlement and Brougham Castle
- Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
- Clifton Hall tower
- Long cairn 330m east of Mossthorn
- Skirsgill Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement, Romano-British farmstead, and Romano-British regular aggregate field system
- Bowl barrow 350m north east of The Wreay
- Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath
- Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill
- Round cairn 280m south-east of The Cockpit stone circle
- Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor Divock
- Moated site east of Newton Reigny
- Enclosure containing four clearance cairns and a stone bank west of Four Stones Hill
- Two standing stones north-west of Four Stones Hill
- Ring cairn on Knipescar Common south of Inscar Plantation
- Askham Fell stone alignment
- The Giant's Grave - Two Anglian cross-shafts and four hogback stones in St Andrew's churchyard, Penrith
- Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater
- Two standing stones and a round cairn south of Crooklands
- Dunmallard small multivallate hillfort
- Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum
- Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 270m north of The Cop Stone
- Moated site of Dacre Castle
- Mayburgh henge
- Four funerary cairns and a surrounding cairnfield on Threepow Raise
- Round cairn west of enclosure on Four Stones Hill
- Round cairn 490m south east of White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 660m north east of The Cockpit, Askham Fell
- Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood
- King Arthur's Round Table henge
- Round cairn on Burn Banks
- Round cairn on Askham Fell, 335m north of the Cop Stone
- Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill Tarn
- Sewborrans standing stone 400m south west of Sewborwens
- Round cairn on Heughscar Hill
- St Ninian's preconquest monastic site, site of nucleated medieval settlement, St Ninian's Church and churchyard
- Site of Catterlen Old Hall
- Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle
- Long cairn 370m ESE of Mossthorn Farm
- Romano-British settlement and regular aggregate field system north of Yanwath Wood
- Ring cairn on Askham Fell and four adjacent stones
- White Raise round cairn, Askham Fell
- Round cairn 680m ENE of Dalefoot
