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Birdoswald Roman Fort is the perfect place to see the longest continuous remaining stretch of this…
Historic house and gardens based on a medieval pele towers with substantial 17th, 18th and 19thC…
Double Circle of stones surrounding cremations in urns (removed). 'Platform' cairn, small barrows,…
Set in the heart of Sedbergh in a beautifully maintained churchyard the church, which dates from…
This ‘hidden gem’ is the earliest known surviving example of a small English parish church designed…
The priory is one of the architectural jewels in Cumbria and well worth a visit. This beautiful and…
St. Peter's is an outstanding example of the decorated style of architecture, with its warm red…
Newlands church, set in the midst of the lovely Newlands Valley, is a haven of peace and…
Three circles and nine small cairns. The south circle is 104' across, the north-west is 72' with a…
According to architectural historian Nicholas Pevsner, this is ‘the stateliest church of its time…
Kendal Castle is situated on a mound-like hill, known as a drumlin, to the east of the town of…
The tranquility of St Andrew's church, set on the banks of the river Esk, belies the turbulence of…
A masterpiece of storytelling; 350 years of social history and a celebration of life, revolutions…
Roman museum displaying the internationally significant collection of Romano-British altars,…
Stone circle is now incomplete and has a modern wall cutting through it, incorporating one stone.…
Standing close to Hadrian's Wall, this beautiful 13C church stands to its full height and remains…
St Peter’s was built in 1874 designed by well known Lancashire firm of Paley and Austin and won an…
Hadrian's Wall is a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site, marching 73 miles from sea to sea…
The mainly 15thC remains of a castle begun by Bishop Strickland of Carlisle and developed by the…
A real Lakeland hidden treasure set in the beautiful village of Troutbeck, this 17thC solid stone…
Steam from the lake shore of Windermere along the heritage track to Haverthwaite Station, where you…
Treasures and tales of the north lakes in a beautiful Lakeland slate building in Fitz Park with…
Now a ruin, Furness Abbey was once the second most powerful Cistercian monastery in Britain, after…
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery is Carlisle's finest visitor attraction, and houses…
Wherever you are in Cumbria the history of the Vikings, the Angles and the Saxons is read in the names they left behind
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Watermillock, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0JSTelephone
01768482067Penrith
The stream which flows over Aira Force is Aira Beck, which rises on the upper slopes of Stybarrow Dodd at a height of 720 metres and flows north-easterly before turning south, blocked by the high heather-covered slopes of Gowbarrow Fell.
Keswick
Located in Keswick, the home of the first pencil, visitors enter this museum through a replica graphite mine which would have served as the source of the pencil industry over three centuries ago.
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Levens Hall, Gardens & Kitchen, Levens, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0PDTelephone
015395 60321Kendal
A stunning Elizabethan mansion with spectacular interiors and impressive collections of antiques. Also home to the world's oldest topiary gardens, designed by Guillaume Beaumont, retain many original features. Cafe, Gift Shop and Plant Centre.
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Low Wray, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0JATelephone
015394 33250Ambleside
A mock-gothic Castle, on the western shore of Windermere. Empty of original furniture, this is a place for all the family to enjoy. Join a guided tour to learn more about the castle's colourful history.
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Vicarage Road, AMBLESIDE, Cumbria, LA22 9DHTelephone
015394 34512AMBLESIDE
Visible from miles around that spire of St Mary’s nestles into the beautiful landscape of the Heart of the English Lake District.
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Cautley, SEDBERGH, Cumbria, LA10 5LYTelephone
01539 620329SEDBERGH
Striking in its symmetry with its central round headed doorway between by matching round headed windows, Cautley Wesleyan chapel is a good example of its type and date.
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Carlisle Castle, Castle Way, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8URTelephone
01228 625600Carlisle
Discover 900 years of history and explore the tumultuous life of Carlisle Castle and its characters, in a new exhibition.
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Banklands, WORKINGTON, Cumbria, CA14 3EPWORKINGTON
The church was designed by Edward Welby Pugin (son of Augustus Welby Pugin) and built between 1873 - 1876 to replace a chapel in the grounds which now forms part of St Joseph's High School.
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Martindale, PENRITH, Cumbria, CA10 2NFTelephone
01768 898396PENRITH
The 'Old Church' of St Martin was built in the 1660's on the site of a probable earlier chapel dating from 1220. The church is fully open and much visited, with all entries in the visitor’s book remarking on the special atmosphere and sense of peace…
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Little Salkeld, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1NWPenrith
Second largest circle in England - 360' diameter. Long Meg is an outlying stone and is decorated with concentric circle - late Neolithic or early Bronze Age (c2000 or earlier).
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Bland Ho, Orton, Penrith, CumbriaPenrith
One mile east of Orton is the ancient Gamelands stone circle. One of the largest in Cumbria, all of its stones have fallen over so none are higher than one yard but they are 100 yards in circumference.
SEDBERGH
Cautley chapel was built in the early 1860s by the Upton family, when the London and North Western Railway was building its Ingleton branch and sent a Scripture Reader to the navvies.
Grasmere
A visit to Dove Cottage today transports you back to this remarkable period of ‘plain living and high thinking’. The sights, sounds and smells bring to life the bustling family home the Wordsworths would have known over 200 years ago.
SEDBERGH
Brigflatts, near Sedbergh, Cumbria, is one of the most famous Quaker meeting houses, known and loved by Friends all over the world.
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The Glebe, Abbeytown, WIGTON, Cumbria, CA7 4SDWIGTON
Caught in the Anglo Scottish wars of the 14th century, a good bit of luck followed the Dissolution of the Monasteries for this church, when the local people successfully petitioned Thomas Cromwell to allow them to continue to use the church.
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Cartmel Fell, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria, LA11 6NHTelephone
01539 531311GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
Founded in 1504 and Grade I listed this peaceful church is tucked away on the Fell, surrounded by a graveyard rich with wildflowers, the interior contains unusual box pews, a triple decker pulpit and stained glass both ancient and modern.
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Shap, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3QGPenrith
Today, the principal feature is the Goggleby Stone, a 12 ton monolith, which was re-erected in 1975 after it had fallen - some 3500 years after first being set on end.
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Grasmere, AMBLESIDE, Cumbria, LA22 9SWAMBLESIDE
This church is well known because of its associations with the great Romantic poet William Wordsworth, who lived in nearby Dove Cottage and is buried in the churchyard.
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Near Sawrey, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LFTelephone
015394 36269Ambleside
Beatrix Potter's iconic house, full of her personal possessions, with traditional cottage garden. Her paintings of the House and garden were used to illustrate many of her tales.
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Great Salkeld, PENRITH, Cumbria, CA11 9NATelephone
01768 898396PENRITH
There has probably been a church in Great Salkeld since 880 AD, when the body of St Cuthbert was rested here after being brought from Holy Island. The Pele Tower was added in 1380, with an iron door for defence of the inhabitants against the Scots.
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