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Appleby-in-Westmorland (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction S)

Appleby, is situated in the valley of the River Eden near to Hoff Beck, stunningly beautiful, it is an ideal centre for both walking and touring...

Gates leading to Meaburn Hall, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction SW)

Hunter Davies (famous author, journalist and broadcaster) described the village as "... one of the most beautiful villages in the country"...

Garrigill in Cumbria

Garrigill (13 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction N)

This delightful place can be found on the banks of the South Tyne River, it is also on the route of the arduous Pennine Way surrounded by numerous beauty spots. The village.....

Penrith Town Centre, Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)

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Low Force, Forest- in-Teesdale, County Durham

Forest-in-Teesdale (30 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction E)

It's landscape, possessed of a wild untamed beauty, highlighted by the meandering River Tees, has a few ancient farmhouses and old stone cottages...

Miners Arms, Nenthead, Cumbria

Nenthead (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)

Nestling beside the sparkling River Nent, Nenthead lies on Alston Moor, in a lonely remote North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, between the pleasant market town of Alston and the Killhope lead mining museum...

St Augustine's Church, Alston, Cumbria

Alston (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction N)

At a height of over 1,000 feet in the far reaches of the Pennines, this is one of England's highest market towns. Alston is a lively bustling place of steeply rising narrow.....

Ullswater looking north from near Glencoyne.

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W)

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.....

Hause Farm B&B, Hallin Fell, Martindale, Cumbria

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction W)

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Call Box in Patterdale, Lake District, County Cumbria, England

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction W)

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

Track leading to the old Greenside Lead Mine, Glenridding

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction W)

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

Keld in Swaledale

Keld (17 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction SE)

Keld is a wonderfully scenic area at the head of Swalesdale. It is a lonely landscape with a small hamlet of stone cottages and outlying farms...

Grisedale Pike in the Lake District

Grisedale (3 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (20.4 miles, 32.9 km, direction S)

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Stanhope St Thomas Church

Stanhope (27 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction NE)

This is a lovely, bustling little town is set amidst the charm of Weardale, it is almost entirely built of stone particularly around the old Market Square, dominated by a fine stone cross...

A view in the central business district, Allendale Town, Northumberland

Allendale Town (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction NE)

This picturesque Northumberland village enjoys a lovely location in the fine hill and dale countryside of the beautiful East Allen Valley...

The Church at Whitfield, Northumberland

Whitfield (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction N)

This is a picturesque village lying amongst sprawling open countryside criss crossed by dancing streams, tributaries of the River West Allen...

Muker in Swaledale

Muker (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (21.8 miles, 35.0 km, direction SE)

Apart from having a place in the history of the Yorkshire Dales, Muker is a walkers paradise and a wonderful relaxing place to stay whilst discovering the beauty of the area...

View from Troutbeck towards Kirkstone Pass

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (22.4 miles, 36.1 km, direction SW)

A village that is spread along an old valley road for around one and a half miles. Lots of charm and old cottages, surrounded by beautiful lakeland countryside. Beatrix Potter.....

Fisher Tarn Reservoir in winter, Kendal, Cumbria

Kendal (31 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (22.9 miles, 36.8 km, direction SW)

Sometimes referred to 'the auld grey town' because it was built mainly of grey stone, Kendal is a large Market town in the east of Cumbria...

Grasmere Lake

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (23.3 miles, 37.6 km, direction SW)

Rydal in the lake district will be forever associated with the poet William Wordsworth who lived here and whose works reflect the beautiful landscape that so vividly captured his imagination almost from the moment he was born...

Recommended attractions near Dufton

Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction W)

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Long Meg & her Daughters (Maughanby Circle)- near Penrith, Cumbria

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction NW)

The 12 foot high mass of sandstone known as Long Meg can be found close to a circle of smaller "daughter" stones in a spectacular.....

Shap Abbey, near the village of Shap in Cumbria, taken in 1963

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SW)

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Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

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High Force, Englands highest waterfall. On the River Tees, Upper Teesdale, Co.Durham.

High Force (56 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction E)

This is the Tees most spectacular offering, it is also England's highest waterfall. The best time to see High Force is just.....

Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction W)

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Killhope Lead Mining Museum high in Upper Weardale. A desolate but magical place.

Killhope Lead Mining Museum (7 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NE)

Killhope Lead Mining Museum keeps alive the counties lead mining traditions. This is a fully restored site of a working mine.....

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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Low Force, at Bowlees on the River Tees, Upper Teesdale, County Durham.

Teesdale (20 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction E)

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Frosterly in Weardale, County Durham

Weardale (20 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NE)

This lovely scenic valley lies between the town of Bishop Auckland, seat of princes of the church and the charming market town of.....

Brothers Water from Kirkstone Pass, English Lakes. September 2006. Cannon Powershot 400

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction SW)

Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The.....

Just before the snow arrived... -  - taken at Talkin Tarn country park

Talkin Tarn Country Park (26 Pictures)

(22.4 miles, 36.0 km, direction NW)

This lovely country park occupies a magical landscape close to the historic market town of Brampton. The icy waters forming the.....

Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland

Blanchland Abbey (1 Pictures)

(23.4 miles, 37.6 km, direction NE)

Blanchland Abbey was founded as a priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and became an abbey in the late 13th century. The.....

Dove Cottage in Grasmere. The one time home of the Poet William Wordsworth

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(24.4 miles, 39.2 km, direction SW)

Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(24.8 miles, 39.9 km, direction SW)

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Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(25.9 miles, 41.6 km, direction SW)

This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded.....

Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, Cumbria.

Carlisle Cathedral (17 Pictures)

(26.1 miles, 42.0 km, direction NW)

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Looking back toward to inner entrance of Carslisle Castle

Carlisle Castle (9 Pictures)

(26.5 miles, 42.6 km, direction NW)

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

Bolton Castle in Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire. Mary Queen of Scots was once held prisoner here.

Bolton Castle (62 Pictures)

(29.8 miles, 48.0 km, direction SE)

On a misty morning the ruined crenulated towers of Bolton Castle take on an eyrie aura and it is easy to imagine what this once.....


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