147 Places to Visit in Cumbria | Directory
Situated in Englands North West, Cumbria is a lovely county with plenty of opportunities for great day trips. Steeped in heritage and tradition,the area has attractions that are ancient and industrial, small and grand. Notable places to visit include Wordsworths connections near to Ambleside, Carlisle, Hadrians Wall and the north penines at Eden Valley. Cumbrias greatest attraction is of course the lakeland scenery itself
Alston | Ambleside | Appleby-in-Westmorland | Barrow-in-Furness | Beetham | Bowness on Windermere | Brampton | Cark in Cartmel | Carlisle | Cockermouth | Coniston | Dalton-in-Furness | Duddon Valley | Egremont | Flookburgh | Glenridding | Grange-over-Sands | Grasmere | Greenhead | Hawkshead | Holmrook | Kendal | Keswick | Kirkby Stephen | Maryport | Millom | Milnthorpe | Penrith | Ravenglass | Seascale | Silloth | St Bees | Ulverston | Whitehaven | Wigton | Windermere | Workington
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Birthplace of: Fletcher Christian, William Wordsworth, Jancis Robinson, David Starkey, Stan Laurel, John Wilkinson, Dorothy Wordsworth, William Birkett, Melvyn Bragg, William Bragg, Sara Coleridge, Robin G Collingwood, Arthur Eddington, Mike Figgis, Bernard Gilpin, James Graham, George Romney, George Routledge, Adam Sedgwick, Robert Smirke, Mark Cueto, Helen Skelton,
Alston
Ambleside
- Ambleside Roman Fort
- Armitt Collection
- Grizedale Forest
- Hawkshead Courthouse
- Hawkshead Grammar School
- Hill Top
- Homes of Football
- Rydal Mount & Gardens
- Stagshaw Gardens
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Barrow-in-Furness
Beetham
Bowness on Windermere
Brampton
Cark in Cartmel
Carlisle
- Border Regiment & Kings Own Royal Border Regiment Museum
- Carlisle Castle
- Carlisle Cathedral
- Carlisle Cathedral Treasury Museum
- Guildhall Museum
- Laserquest
- Oakbank Lakes
- Raw War Paintball Games
- Solway Aviation Museum
- Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery
- Wetheral Priory Gatehouse
Cockermouth
- Castlegate House Gallery
- Cumberland Toy and Model Museum
- Jennings Brothers plc
- Lakeland Sheep and Wool Centre
- Printing House Museum
- Wordsworth House
Coniston
Dalton-in-Furness
Duddon Valley
Egremont
Flookburgh
Glenridding
Grange-over-Sands
Grasmere
Greenhead
Hawkshead
Holmrook
Kendal
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery
- Kendal Museum
- Kendal Reptiles
- Lake District National Park
- Lakeland Maze Farm Park
- Levens Hall
- Museum of Lakeland Life
- Quaker Tapestry Exhibition Centre & Tearooms
- Sizergh Castle
Keswick
- Cars of the Stars Motor Museum
- Castlerigg Stone Circle
- Cumberland Pencil Museum
- Go Ape!
- Honister Slate Mine
- Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
- Keswick-on-Derwentwater Launch Co Ltd
- Lonscale Sheepdogs and Farm Visits
- Mirehouse
- Moot Hall
- Seatoller Barn TIC
- Thornthwaite Galleries
- Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum
- Trotters World of Animals
- Whinlatter Forest Park
Kirkby Stephen
Maryport
Millom
Milnthorpe
Penrith
- Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill
- Alpaca Centre
- Beckstones Art Gallery
- Brougham Castle
- Brougham Hall
- Clifton Hall
- Dalemain Historic House and Gardens
- Hutton in the Forest
- King Arthur's Round Table
- Laburnum Ceramics Gallery
- Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre
- Little Salkeld Watermill
- Mayburgh Henge
- Penrith Castle
- Penrith Museum
- Shap Abbey
- Skate Park
- The Rheged Discovery Centre
- Upfront Gallery and Coffee Shop
- Wetheriggs Animal Rescue Centre
- Wetheriggs Country Pottery
- Winderwath Garden
Ravenglass
- Muncaster Castle, Gardens & Owl Centre
- Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
- Ravenglass Railway Museum
- Ravenglass Roman Bath House
Seascale
Silloth
St Bees
Ulverston
- Aquarium of the Lakes
- Bardsea Country Park
- Conishead Priory
- Fell Foot Country Park
- Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve
- Gleaston Water Mill
- Graythwaite Hall Gardens
- Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
- Lanternhouse
- Laurel and Hardy Museum
- Sir John Barrow Cottage
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Whitehaven
Wigton
Windermere
- Gardens at Holehird
- Lake District Visitor Centre (The)
- Lakeland Equestrian
- Townend
- Windermere Steamboat Centre
Workington
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