Appleby Castle, Appleby in Westmorland

Name: Appleby Castle
Address: Appleby Castle Boroughgate, Appleby in Westmorland, CA16 6XH, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 17683 30318

#1 among attractions in Appleby in Westmorland

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Appleby Castle is in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland overlooking the River Eden. It consists of a 12th-century castle keep which is known as Caesar's Tower, and a mansion house. These, together with their associated buildings, are set in a courtyard surrounded by curtain walls. Caesar's Tower and the mansion house are each recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The uninhabited parts of the castle are a scheduled ancient monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°34'25"N, 2°29'19"W

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Appleby Castle BoroughgateAppleby in Westmorland CA16 6XH United Kingdom

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Appleby Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Laurence's Church, Acorn Bank, St Lawrence's Church, High Cup Gill.

5.6 miW
Church
St Laurence's Church
143 min walk • St Laurence's Church is in the village of Morland, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Mary, Thrimby, St Barnabas, Great Strickland, and St Cuthbert, Cliburn.
6.6 miNW
Garden, Park, Watermill
Acorn Bank
170 min walk • Acorn Bank Garden & Watermill is a National Trust property situated just north of Temple Sowerby, near Penrith, Cumbria, England. The property is noted for its garden, which features herbs — over 250 medicinal and culinary herbs — and orchards with old varieties of English fruit as well as a partially restored watermill.
~1790 ftN
Church, Gothic architecture
St Lawrence's Church, Appleby in Westmorland
9 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is in Boroughgate, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of six local churches to form the benefice of Heart of Eden.
4.7 miNE
Canyon
High Cup Gill, Appleby in Westmorland
121 min walk • High Cup Gill, almost a geometrically perfect U-shaped chasm, is a valley deeply incised into the Pennine scarp to the northeast of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria and within the North Pennines AONB in northern England.
5.1 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
St Lawrence's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
129 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is in the village of Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
1.7 miSE
Church
St James' Church
45 min walk • St James' Church is in the village of Great Ormside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.9 miN
Church
St Cuthbert's Church
100 min walk • St Cuthbert's Church is situated 3⁄4 mile north of the village of Dufton, Cumbria, England. It should not be confused with the nearby St Cuthbert's church, Milburn. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.6 miNW
Church
All Saints Church
91 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Bolton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
6.9 miSW
Archaeological site
Oddendale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
177 min walk • Oddendale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, near the large village of Shap. For transport there is the M6 motorway and the A6 road.
5.1 miNE
Mountain
Murton Fell, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
131 min walk • Murton Fell is a hill of 675 metres above the village of Murton, Cumbria in Eden district, in the North Pennines.
6.5 miSW
Mountain
Orton Fells
166 min walk • The Orton Fells is an upland area in Northern England, mostly consisting of limestone hills, plateaus and moorlands. Historically in Westmorland, the area lies within the modern county of Cumbria and is bounded by the Lake District to the west, the Eden Valley to the north and east, and the Yorkshire Dales and Howgill Fells to the south.