Orton Fells

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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. The area mostly falls within the boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park while a small part of the western fells is in the Lake District National Park. The fells are one of 159 National Character Areas defined by Natural England. ()

Coordinates: 54°29'56"N, 2°35'13"W

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Orton Fells – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sunbiggin Tarn, Shap Abbey, Appleby Castle, St Lawrence's Church.

4.2 miSE
Lake
Sunbiggin Tarn, Kirkby Stephen
109 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.
5 miNW
Monastery, Historical place
Shap Abbey
128 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.
6.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Appleby Castle, Appleby in Westmorland
166 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.
6.7 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Lawrence's Church, Appleby in Westmorland
171 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.
2 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
All Saints Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
52 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.
2 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
St Lawrence's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
50 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.
6.2 miNE
Church
St James' Church
159 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.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wet Sleddale Reservoir
109 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.
2.4 miSE
Protected area
Great Asby Scar
62 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.
2.3 miSE
Memorial
Castle Folds
59 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.
1.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Oddendale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
50 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.