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Allithwaite, Cumbria. Holme Lane looking towards Boarbank

Allithwaite (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction SW)

Allithwaite is a small village situated a couple of miles inland from the favoured resort of Grange-over-Sands. It is also within easy reach of Cartmel with its racecourse and old priory...

Drinks in the square

Cartmel (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction W)

Cartmel's village square is surrounded by old shops, pubs and a 14th century gatehouse owned by the National Trust...

Arnside, Cumbria

Arnside (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction E)

This pretty village has all the ingredients of an old style fishing village with a delightful mix-match of charming properties rising up from a beach of firm golden sand littered with colourful sailing boats...

Silverdale, Lancashire

Silverdale (28 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lancashire (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SE)

The village of Silverdale once sat on the River Kent, but in the 1920's the river changed its course to reach the sea further westward. The deep-water channel of the Kent is now.....

St. Oswald's Church, Warton (near Carnforth, Lancs.)

Warton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction SE)

Warton is a pleasant village to visit. Interestingly, it is in a site considered to be of special scientific interest, quite possibly the home of early man...

Market St in Ulverston, Cumbria

Ulverston (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)

Old town and port with cobbled streets and a pretty market square. It is surrounded by the Furness fells, Coniston Water, Lake Windemere, and the spectacular Cumbrian Mountains. .....

Narrow boats on the canal at Hest Bank, Lancashire.

Hest Bank (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SE)

Hest Bank makes an interesting alternative to crowded Morecambe, it is ideal as a base for touring coast and the old cotton towns of Lancashire...

Morecambe Promenade.

Morecambe (100 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction S)

Morecambe has always been one of the most popular and successful seaside resorts in England. It has one of the most spectacular views in England. Looking from the promenade the.....

Bluebell Woods, Capernwray, Lancs

Capernwray (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SE)

There is a lovely timeless atmosphere surrounding this old Lancashire village, maybe this is caused by the gracious properties hidden amongst the leafy lanes of the area...

Lancaster Priory, Lancaster, dating from the 11th century

Lancaster (142 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SE)

This is a city which long ago lost it's grim clogs and mill image to give way to a fast growing city with a fine reputation as a centre of commerce and culture where bright, modern University buildings sit comfortably with Lancaster's historic areas...

Parish Church, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria

Dalton-in-Furness (9 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

Dalton-in-Furness can be found at the meeting point of the roads leading from the mass of sands forming the Furness peninsula-one road leads from Ulverston and the other from.....

Morning view from moors above Grizebeck, Cumbria.  Coniston Fells in the distance.

Grizebeck (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction NW)

This is a place that is all "Morning Glory" as the sun rises over the vast sweep of the moors, nature seems at peace with herself showing an intringent range of moorland colour and newly awaken wildlife creatures, out in search of food...

Fisher Tarn Reservoir, Kendal, Cumbria

Kendal (31 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

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...

Bowness Bay in winter.

Bowness on Windermere (218 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction N)

This is the principal resort on Lake Windermere, it is a town crammed with quaint narrow streets jammed full of summer tourists which sprawls along the shores of the lake somewhere between Waterhead and Lakeside...

Kelly Hall Tarn, Torver

Torver (5 Pictures)

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

The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's Lake District National Park...

Hawkshead church

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)

The pretty village of Hawkshead is full of old-world picturesque charm throughout its traffic-free streets where one can roam freely to investigate all it has to offer in the way.....

Windermere

Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction N)

Lake Windermere is England's largest lake, and one of it's most popular with visitors. It is 10.5 miles long and approx 1 mile wide. The water of the lake reaches a depth of.....

A picture of Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness (1 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction NW)

This attractive little place can boast of once being an important market town with a history stretching back to around the 15th and 16th centuries...

Morning on the Farm

Broughton Mills (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction NW)

It offers a panorama of superb views in all directions, and is certainly one of the most magnificent walking areas close to the western fringe of the Lake District National Park...

Downtown Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

Barrow in Furness (33 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

Barrow-in-Furnace is defined by three things, the glorious red Sandstone ruins of Furnace Abbey, founded by King Steven in 1132, its beautiful sea and coastline where visitors thrill to the exciting sight of tall ships competing in the Tall Ship's Festival, and the magical views of Lakeland's distant towering peaks...

Recommended attractions near Grange-over-Sands

Arnside Pele (fortified tower)

Arnside Tower (4 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction E)

The oldest building in the parish of Arnside. Arnside Tower is a ruin of a Pele tower which were fortified structures quite.....

Warton Rectory, Lancashire

Warton Old Rectory (2 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SE)

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Levens Hall Garden, South Lakes

Levens Hall Garden (24 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NE)

Levens Hall is a wonderful Elizabethan mansion, which began life as a medieval tower refuge against the Scots, it was completed.....

The world famous Laurel & Hardy Museum in Ulverston, Cumbria. Birthplace of Stan Laurel

The Laurel & Hardy Museum (1 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction W)

The Laurel and Hardy Museum is appropriately sited in the town of Ulverston, Stan Laurel's birthplace. He was born in 1890, the.....

Hutton Roof, Nr Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria Jan 2006

Hutton Roof Crags (1 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

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Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, Cumbria.

Sizergh Castle (28 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE)

This ancient fortress has been the home of the Strickland family for more than 750 years. It began as a 60ft, four storey tower.....

Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire.

Lancaster Castle (21 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE)

Dominating the skyline of the town, Lancaster Castle is of the best-preserved castles in England. This Castle is still used as a.....

Lancaster Cathedral at sunset 2005

Lancaster Cathedral (5 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SE)

This may not be as old as other English cathedral churches, but with its soaring spire reaching to a height of 240 feet and a.....

Ashton Memorial in Lancaster

Ashton Memorial (5 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SE)

The Ashton Memorial with its green dome, overlooks the City from Williamson Park. It forms a famous Classical landmark and was.....

Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction N)

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

The ruins of Furness Abbey, near Barrow in Furness.

Furness Abbey (13 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)

St Mary of Furness was founded in 1123 by Stephen, later King of England...

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

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Piel Castle was built because of the Scottish raids in 1322

Piel Castle (3 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW)

The last foreign invasion of England took place in 1486 when Irish and Flemish supporters of Lambert Simnel landed at Piel in a.....

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)

This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and.....

Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church, Millom, Cumbria.

Millom Castle (1 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction W)

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.2 km, direction N)

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

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction NW)

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A view of Langdale Pikes, Little Langdale, Cumbria from Tarn Hows.

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction NW)

These famous pikes rise loftily above the village of Langdale, whilst below visitors can savour the wild and desolate beauty of.....

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction N)

I first saw the Lake District many years ago, when for eight out of my eleven day sojourn, it rained, and rained! None-the-less,.....

Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction SE)

This high region of grouse moor and high fells crossed with deep narrow valley's was once a hunting ground of Saxon King's. It.....


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