Sockbridge and Tirril
Sockbridge and Tirril is a small civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria.
Sockbridge and Tirril is a small civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. It had a population of 397 in 2001, increasing to 415 at the 2011 Census. It comprises the adjoining settlements of Tirril, Sockbridge and Thorpe. All three were once separate places but are now, in effect, a single village. They are near Penrith. The two villages are separated by a river.
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Worth seeing in and around Sockbridge and Tirril
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.
- 01Penrith 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.
4 km · Grade I listed castle in Penrith, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Lowther Castle
Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages.
3 km · country house in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Barton
Barton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Barton and Pooley Bridge, in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It lies about 3 kilometres to the north east of Pooley Bridge, east of the River Eamont and west of the B5320 road from Pooley Bridge to Eamont Bridge.
3.6 km · village in Barton and Pooley Bridge, Eden, Cumbria, England · Wikipedia - 04Brougham Hall
Brougham Hall is a historic house museum located in the village of Brougham just outside Penrith, Cumbria, England.
3.2 km · country house in Cumbria, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Mayburgh 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.
2.8 km · Neolithic henge monument near Eamont Bridge, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06King 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.
3 km · Neolithic henge monument in Eamont Bridge, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Dalemain
Dalemain is a country house around five miles southwest of Penrith in Cumbria, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
2.9 km · country house in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Clifton 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.
2.8 km · manor house in Cumbria,England · Wikipedia - 09Lowther Castle Stead
Lowther Castle Stead is a medieval site in Cumbria, possibly a ringwork castle. It lies just east of the River Lowther.
2.4 km · medieval site in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Askham Hall
Askham Hall is a country house near Askham in Cumbria. It is a Grade I listed building.
2.4 km · Grade I listed building in Eden, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sockbridge and Tirril
- Airports
- Newcastle (NCL), 83 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 111 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 135 km
- Stations
- Penrith railway station, 3.9 km
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Sockbridge and Tirril83 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · £10–13
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Sockbridge and Tirril122 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · £16–22
- Liverpool → Sockbridge and Tirril136 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · £16–21
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No local-transport research exists yet for Sockbridge and Tirril
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sockbridge and Tirril. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundYou can take your bike on the Transport for London Woolwich Ferry across the River Thames.
- Get aroundThe ferry operates between Woolwich and North Woolwich (Silvertown) and is free.
- Get aroundYou can take your bike on Wightlink ferries betweenː Lymington, Hampshire and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Portsmouth, Hampshire and Fishbourne, Isle of Wight Portsmouth, Hampshire and Ryde, Isle of Wight You must make a reservation at no additional cost.
- Get aroundBikes are stowed on the ferry car decks of car ferries or the bike store on Portsmouth–Ryde Pier Head FastCats.
- Get aroundYou can take your bike on Red Funnel ferries betweenː Southampton, Hampshire and West Cowes, Isle of Wight Southampton, Hampshire and East Cowes, Isle of Wight You can bring bicycles on board free of charge.
From Wikivoyage: Cycling in England and Wales, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-04.
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Next door to Sockbridge and Tirril
- Askhamvillage and civil parish in Cumbria, England3 km
- Cliftonvillage and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK2.9 km
- Broughamvillage and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK3.4 km
- Eamont Bridgevillage immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria2.8 km
- Staintonvillage in Eden, Cumbria, UK2.8 km
- Heltonvillage in Cumbria, UK3.9 km