This impressive 15th Century tower is the main remains of Shap Abbey that has been an important religious and cultural landmark in the community for...

Lowther Castle was originally a Medieval Lowther Hall, but was rebuilt by the 1st Viscount Lonsdale in the mid 17th Century and modified again in...

Situated in the walled garden of Lowther Castle and enclosed by parkland, the Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre really gives visitors a chance to absorb...

Clifton Hall was a manor house that was occupied by the Wybergh family from the 15th Century until the Jacobites plundered the area at the...

Brougham Hall offers a unique combination of an arts and crafts centre, sitting amongst the partial shell of the Medieval hall. The exact date of...

The Cumbria Constabulary Museum is a fascinating visitor attraction and looks into the long history of policing in this county. There has been a...

Wetheriggs has been a working pottery since 1855 and is the only surviving steam powered country pottery in the British Isles. More than ever,...

St Andrews Parish Church is an imposing red sandstone building set within a quiet quadrangle just off Penrith’s main street. Most of this Georgian...

Penrith Clock Tower is in the centre of this red sandstone market town at the junction of Devonshire Street and King Street. This Grade II...

Located at the very heart of the traditional and beautiful market town of Penrith, this museum is housed in Robinson’s School, an Elizabethan building that...

Dalemain is a beautiful Tudor and Georgian house with fascinating interiors set among fine gardens, parkland with red squirrels, fallow deer and the Lakeland Fells....

If you ever wanted to see the Lake District from the air then this is your chance with hot air balloon flights over north Cumbria...

Ullswater ‘Steamers’ celebrate over 150 years sailing on England’s most beautiful lake. Referred to as the ‘Dark Lake’ in Arthurian legend, set sail with us...

There are only ruins left of this exquisite piece of 13th Century design, which is sad because one can tell that it was once one...

The National Mountaineering Exhibition is a great place to visit for all the family and is an engaging series of collections that have been well...

Set in an unusual and inspiring building, Rheged is a place to relax, explore and take in the spirit of Cumbria. Europe’s largest grass-covered...

Aira Force is a waterfall situated near the north shore of Ullswater, where William Wordsworth wrote the famous words, "I wandered lonely as a cloud"....

Penrith Beacon is a monument built in 1719, situated upon Beacon Fell. The location has been used as a point where beacons have been lit...

Penrith Castle and the very attractive Castle Park stand opposite and high above the town’s railway station. The original tower of the Castle was built...

Rutter Falls is an attractive waterfall with adjacent mill building in Cumbria’s Eden Valley. Before entering the River Eden near Appleby, Hoff Beck cascades...