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Recommended Towns & Villages near Abbey Town

On the beach at Silloth

Silloth (13 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction NW)

Silloth lies at one of the widest points along the estuary, it was established as a harbour for coastal shipping during the 19th-century...

Springtime in Caldbeck

Caldbeck (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

An old brewery stands beside the Caldbeck - a tribute to the cold clear waters which gave the village its name. Caldbeck, which means 'cold stream' in Old Norse, grew up where.....

Bassenthwaite Autumn Sunset, Cumbria

Bassenthwaite (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction S)

This is the most northerly of all the lakes, it resembles beaten silver nestling between the sun dappled heights of soaring fells and mountains. Almost at its shores are Barf,.....

Maryport Harbour,West Cumbria.

Maryport (12 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction SW)

Today, first and foremost Maryport is a splendid resort town on the beautiful Solway coast, it is steeped in the maritime history of two thousand years of sea...

Cockermouth High Street, Cumbria

Cockermouth (4 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction S)

Cockermouth is ideally placed to be used as a centre for touring the Lake District National Park. It has a High Street seemingly unaltered, and is ringed by some of the finest scenery in England...

Boats in queue for flood 2005. Carlisle, Cumbria

Carlisle (33 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction E)

For over 1700 years this town occupied an important position on the Scottish-English border, few town's have experienced such turbulent times, but strangely Carlisle has little.....

Evening over Workington, Workington, Cumbria.

Workington (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction SW)

Ancient market town of quintessential English charm, where you could easily swap the modern day cars parked in gracious tree-lined avenues for the horse and carriage of Victorian times...

Threlkeld Village, Cumbria. The Knowe crags in the background.

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction SE)

This is a magical area of sparking lakes, tumbling waterfalls, high peaks and vast moorland regions...

Derwentwater

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction S)

Keswick is a pretty Market Town that nestles between the spectacular Skiddaw Mountains and the northern end of the serene Derwentwater Lake within the Lake District National Park.....

Loweswater with Carling Knott fell and Burnbank Fell, CUMBRIA

Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction S)

Loweswater is centred in a landscape of grandeur, it is surrounded by Mellbreak Fell, Carling Knott Fell and Burnbank Fell, all excellent climbing and walking country giving views of a mountainous landscape reflected in sun-kissed pewter waters...

Winter Solstice 2011, Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick, Cumbria

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction S)

Castlerigg is a favoured destination for tourists, it is easily accessible from the market town of Keswick and is within easy reach of the snaking waters of the pretty River Greta, picturesque becks and fells...

Buttermere Panoama 3

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (21.0 miles, 33.7 km, direction S)

Even when swirling mist rolls in over the stark fells surrounding Buttermere, the little hamlet remains serene in its simplicity and beauty...

Grange village in english countryside

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (21.2 miles, 34.2 km, direction S)

A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England...

So calm

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction S)

A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series...

Whitehaven West Pier from Barrowmouth cliff tops. Whitehaven, Cumbria

Whitehaven (79 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (23.7 miles, 38.1 km, direction SW)

This attractive, historic Cumbrian resort owes much to the ingenuity of the Lowther family, who developed Whitehaven as a port for shipping and the export of Cumbrian coal...

After the rains

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (24.7 miles, 39.8 km, direction SE)

Glenridding lies in a beautiful area on the south-west side of Ullswater...

Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (24.8 miles, 39.9 km, direction SE)

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View to Ullswater from the A5091, Lake District National Park

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (25.2 miles, 40.6 km, direction SE)

Ullswater is considered by many to be the lake districts most beautiful lake. It is 7.5 miles of pure beauty, and as you approach it from any direction you will see why. Ullswater.....

View from St Martins Church, Martindale.

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (25.2 miles, 40.6 km, direction SE)

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Patterdale Fells.

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (25.7 miles, 41.3 km, direction SE)

The village of Patterdale is a well known vantage point at the head of Ulleswater, close to Brotherswater...

Recommended attractions near Abbey Town

Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbey Town, Near Silloth, Cumbria

Holme Cultram Abbey (6 Pictures)

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

This was a Cistercian foundation of the 12th century of which the nave is now the parish Church of St.Mary, and although the.....

General view showing Cockermouth Castle and Jennings Brewery, Cumbria

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction S)

These wonderful ruins of a by-gone age can be discovered in the charming inland resort of Cockermouth, amongst Lakeland's.....

Looking back toward to inner entrance of Carslisle Castle

Carlisle Castle (9 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction E)

Set in the scenic surroundings on the northern outskirts of Carlisle, the castle built by William Rufus in the late 11th century.....

Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, Cumbria.

Carlisle Cathedral (17 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction E)

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A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction S)

If you happen to visit Keswick in Cumbria do not miss out on Whinlatter Forest Park, for this superb gift of nature is a real.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction S)

Derwentwater is one of 16 Lakes set within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is one of the most northerly of the.....

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction SE)

The best time to view Castlerigg Stone Circle is that eyrie time when night is just giving way to dawn. It is then, with a.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction SE)

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Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction S)

The romantic setting between high fells gives Crummock Water its character. It is somewhat overshadowed by other better known.....

A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction S)

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Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(23.4 miles, 37.6 km, direction SE)

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Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(25.1 miles, 40.4 km, direction SE)

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Lowther Castle with Norman Lowther from Manassas, VA - a direct descendant of Sir Richard Lowther.

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(27.3 miles, 43.9 km, direction SE)

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