Find Places To Visit In Penrith, Cumbria

The remains of a tower that was part of a 15th century manor house.

Long Meg and Her Daughters are a series of curious Neolithic standing stones forming a circle on a hillside in the western foothills of the Pennines.

The Glassonby Stone Circle, was the site of a 1900s excavation of remains of burnt bones, a Bronze Age collared urn and a mysterious blue faience bead.

A historical sliver in pinky Penrith sandstone, Kirkoswald Castle was built to impress and defend.

Peaceful, ruined 12th century abbey managed by English Heritage

A skeleton of a castle built by the Lowther family who have owned this estate since before the 11th century.

A stand alone bell tower for the Church of St Oswald in Kirkoswald, Cumbria.

A mausoleum for William the second Earl, who died in 1844.

A beacon that when lit would warn the neighbouring villages of an impending attack!