Penrith

Worth seeing in and around Penrith

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Brougham Castle

   Brougham Castle is a medieval building about 2 miles south-east of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century.

   2.7 km · castle near Penrith in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Penrith Castle

   Penrith Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle located in Penrith, in the north-west of England, a few miles to the east of the Lake District National Park.

   300 m · Grade I listed castle in Penrith, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Brougham Hall

   Brougham Hall is a historic house museum located in the village of Brougham just outside Penrith, Cumbria, England.

   2.3 km · country house in Cumbria, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Mayburgh Henge

   Mayburgh Henge is a large prehistoric monument in the county of Cumbria in northern England. The henge is in the care of English Heritage and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

   1.9 km · Neolithic henge monument near Eamont Bridge, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Dalemain

   Dalemain is a country house around five miles southwest of Penrith in Cumbria, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

   5 km · country house in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   King Arthur's Round Table

   King Arthur's Round Table is a Neolithic henge in the village of Eamont Bridge in the English county of Cumbria, around one mile south east of Penrith. It is 400 metres from Mayburgh Henge.

   2.1 km · Neolithic henge monument in Eamont Bridge, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Clifton Hall

   Clifton Hall was a fortified manor house in the village of Clifton, Cumbria. Dating from around 1400, it was constructed by either Elianor Engaine or her son-in-law William Wybergh, and was held by the Wybergh family until the 19th century.

   3.5 km · manor house in Cumbria,England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Brocavum

   Brocavum is the Latin name of a Roman fort at Brougham near Penrith, Cumbria. The fort survives as earthworks, but no excavation of these has been carried out so far.

   2.6 km · Roman fort in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Countess Pillar

   The Countess Pillar is a 17th-century monument near Brougham, Cumbria, England, between Penrith and Appleby. It is two miles east of Penrith on the A66 but is not accessible to the public from 2026 to 2030.

   3.4 km · monument in Brougham, Cumbria, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Cuthbert's Church, Edenhall

    St Cuthbert's Church is located near the village of Edenhall, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.

    5.8 km · church in Eden, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Penrith

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 80 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 114 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 137 km

Stations

Penrith railway station, 400 m

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