Cold Fell, Geltsdale RSPB reserve

Name: Cold Fell
Address: Geltsdale RSPB reserve, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Geltsdale RSPB reserve

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Cold Fell is a mountain in the northern Pennines, in Cumbria, England. Lying among the northernmost uplands of the North Pennines AONB, it is the most northerly mountain in Cumbria and is listed as a Marilyn due to its prominence of 168m. ()

Elevation: 2037 ftProminence: 551 ftCoordinates: 54°53'38"N, 2°36'59"W

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Geltsdale RSPB reserve United Kingdom

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Day trips

Cold Fell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lanercost Priory, Talkin Tarn, Featherstone Castle, Lambley Viaduct.

5.9 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, History museum, Monastery
Lanercost Priory, Brampton
150 min walk • Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated at the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections.
4.2 miNW
Lake, Park
Talkin Tarn, Carlisle
108 min walk • Talkin Tarn is a glacial lake and country park near Brampton, Cumbria, England. The lake is a kettle hole lake, formed 10,000 years ago by mass glacial action. Situated just 20 minutes from Carlisle by road, or a short train journey via Brampton Junction, this is a popular venue for families and local people.
5.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Featherstone Castle, Haltwhistle
137 min walk • Featherstone Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a large Gothic style country mansion situated on the bank of the River South Tyne about 3 miles southwest of the town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England.
4.6 miNE
Bridge
Lambley Viaduct
119 min walk • Lambley Viaduct is a stone bridge across the River South Tyne at Lambley in Northumberland. Formerly a railway bridge, it remains open to pedestrians but one end of the viaduct has been fenced off.
2.5 miSW
Protected area
Geltsdale, North Pennines
64 min walk • Geltsdale is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Castle Carrock, in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the southeast of Castle Carrock village. In 2001 the parish had a population of 6.
7 miSE
Forts and castles
Whitley Castle, Alston
179 min walk • Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. The castrum, which was first built by the Roman Army early in the 2nd century AD, was partly demolished and rebuilt around 200 AD.
5.8 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Martin's Church, Brampton
149 min walk • St Martin's Church is in Front Street, Brampton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Brampton, the archdeaconry of Carlisle and the diocese of Carlisle.
5.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Naworth Castle, Hadrian's Wall
132 min walk • Naworth Castle, also known or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England, near the town of Brampton. It is adjacent to the A69, about 2 miles east of Brampton. It is on the opposite side of the River Irthing to, and just within sight of, Lanercost Priory.
6.4 miNW
Area
Milecastle 54, Hadrian's Wall
165 min walk • Milecastle 54 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
6.9 miNW
Area
Milecastle 55, Hadrian's Wall
177 min walk • Milecastle 55 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
4.7 miE
Bridge
Eals Bridge
120 min walk • Eals Bridge is a stone bridge across the River South Tyne near Knarsdale in Northumberland.