Oddendale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
#98 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park
Facts and practical information
Oddendale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, near the large village of Shap. For transport there is the M6 motorway and the A6 road. ()
Yorkshire Dales National Park United Kingdom
Oddendale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sunbiggin Tarn, Shap Abbey, Appleby Castle, St Lawrence's Church.
LakeSunbiggin Tarn, Kirkby Stephen
158 min walk • Sunbiggin Tarn is a tarn near Sunbiggin in Cumbria. It is in a Site of Special Scientific Interest which also includes the surrounding moorland and limestone pavement of Little Asby Scar.
Monastery, Historical placeShap Abbey
79 min walk • Shap Abbey was a religious house of the Premonstratensian order of Canons regular situated on the western bank of the River Lowther in the civil parish of Shap Rural, around 1.5 miles from the village of Shap, in the Eden District of Cumbria, England.
Forts and castlesAppleby Castle, Appleby in Westmorland
177 min walk • 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.
Church, Gothic architectureSt Lawrence's Church, Appleby in Westmorland
180 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.
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architectureAll Saints Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
91 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Orton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architectureSt Lawrence's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
49 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, CliffKnipescar Common
136 min walk • Knipescar Common, or Knipe Scar, is an upland area in the east of the English Lake District, above the River Lowther, near Bampton, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. The summit is "indefinite" but reaches 1,118 feet and there are limestone outcrops and an ancient enclosure.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeWet Sleddale Reservoir
72 min walk • Wet Sleddale Reservoir is an artificial reservoir set amongst the Shap Fells 4 kilometres south of the village of Shap in Cumbria, England, and lies just within the boundary of the Lake District National Park.
Protected areaGreat Asby Scar
112 min walk • Great Asby Scar is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve in Cumbria, UK. It is an area of limestone pavement, south of the village of Great Asby.
MemorialCastle Folds
109 min walk • Castle Folds or Castlesteads was a Romano-British walled settlement on Great Asby Scar – an area of limestone pavement in the parish of Asby, Cumbria, England. In medieval times, it was used as a shieling – a temporary summer shelter. It is now in ruins but is protected as a scheduled monument.
MountainOrton Fells
50 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.
England