Recommended Towns & Villages near Shap

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction E)

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

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.1 miles, 13.0 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.....

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction W)

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Appleby-in-Westmorland (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)

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...

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction N)

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Dufton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NE)

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Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction W)

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

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction W)

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

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.4 miles, 20.0 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.....

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SW)

Ambleside, meaning "Shieling" or summer pasture by the riverbank, lies next to the northern shore of Lake Windermere. A busy victorian town ideal as a base when visiting the Lake District..

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.5 miles, 21.7 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...

Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SW)

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.....

Kendal (31 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

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 (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction W)

This tiny stone village is beautifully set between the tranquil waters of Grasmere Lake and the jagged heights of Helm Crag and Nab Scar..

Bowness on Windermere (218 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SW)

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...

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

Elterwater is barely 200ft above sea level, it is picturesquely set beneath the glories of the Langdale Pikes..

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

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

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction SW)

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.....

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SW)

Little Langdale is a delightful hamlet in a hauntingly beautiful area lying above the Furness Fells...

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction W)

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...

Recommended attractions near Shap

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

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Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction W)

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Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NW)

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Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction N)

Coming Soon. Can you tell us about Brougham Castle? broughamcastle@picturesofengland.com..

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction N)

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Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NW)

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Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction W)

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

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction N)

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.....

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction W)

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 Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W)

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Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 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.....

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)

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,.....

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction SW)

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

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction W)

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.....

Sizergh Castle (28 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction S)

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

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.4 km, direction W)

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

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction W)

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

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction W)

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Levens Hall Garden (24 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction S)

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

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