Recommended Towns & Villages near Great Salkeld

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction SW)

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Dufton (7 Pictures)

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

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Alston (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

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.....

Garrigill (13 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction E)

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.....

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction SW)

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.....

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SW)

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Appleby-in-Westmorland (6 Pictures)

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

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...

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction S)

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

Caldbeck (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction W)

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.....

Carlisle (33 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction NW)

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.....

Nenthead (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction E)

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...

Brampton (26 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction N)

One of the loveliest features of Brampton is its octagonal Moot Hall, built by the Earl of Lancaster in 1817...

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction SW)

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

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction SW)

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

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

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

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

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction SW)

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...

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction SW)

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.....

Whitfield (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction NE)

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

Bassenthwaite (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction W)

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,.....

Forest-in-Teesdale (30 Pictures)

in the county of County Durham (20.4 miles, 32.8 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...

Recommended attractions near Great Salkeld

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(1.3 miles, 2.0 km, direction E)

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.....

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction S)

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Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction SW)

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Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction SW)

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Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction S)

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Talkin Tarn Country Park (26 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction N)

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

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction S)

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Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction S)

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Carlisle Cathedral (17 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction NW)

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Carlisle Castle (9 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 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.....

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

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Killhope Lead Mining Museum (7 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction E)

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction SW)

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

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction SW)

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.....

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction SW)

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

High Force (56 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.1 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.....

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(22.5 miles, 36.2 km, direction SW)

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Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(22.6 miles, 36.3 km, direction W)

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.....

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(22.8 miles, 36.7 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.....

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(23.5 miles, 37.8 km, direction SW)

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,.....

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