This tranquil 12th Century Augustinian priory was once a prime target for raiders because of its proximity to Hadrian’s Wall and the Scottish borders. One such raider was Robert the Bruce. In 1306-07, Edward I and his retinue stayed at...

Talkin Tarn Country Park covers over 180 acres, 65 of which make up the tarn itself. The tarn is up to 42 feet deep and fed by underwater springs. Local rumours say there is a small, submerged town lurking on...

Appleby Horse Fair is the largest horse fair in the UK and attracts some 10,000 travellers and 30,000 tourists each year (usually in the first week of June). It is coordinated by a number of public sector agencies, but...

The Appleby War Memorial Swimming Pool, to give it its full title, was originally an open-air pool, built in 1959 as a memorial to those killed in the second World War. It was upgraded in 1994 to enclose the...

High Cross, a tall white pillar at the top of Appleby’s main street, Boroughgate, marks the historical upper limit of the market, the lower limit being marked by the similar Low Cross. The 17th century High Cross has a...

St Michael’s Church is in the Eden Valley village of Kirkby Thore, on the A66 about five miles from Appleby-in-Westmorland. The historic red sandstone building is set within a tree-lined graveyard. Parts of the structure date from about...

Appleby’s Moot Hall is one of the town’s most historic buildings, having a date stone for 1596, and the Town Council has met there since that time. A more modern crest on the steps, which commemorates King Henry II’s...

Rutter Falls is an attractive waterfall with adjacent mill building in Cumbria’s Eden Valley. Before entering the River Eden near Appleby, Hoff Beck cascades over a rock step to produce the falls, then flows over the road forming a...

This attractive Wesleyan Church (dated 1904) is located in the area of Appleby known as The Sands, just across the River Eden from the town centre. The Sands grew rapidly with the arrival of the Eden Valley Railway in 1862...

St Anne’s Hospital was built in about 1590 by Lady Anne Clifford, who is famous in the area. Tucked away behind a doorway in a sandstone arch near High Cross, the hospital comprises a cobbled courtyard of red sandstone...

St Lawrence’s Church is a Grade I listed building dating back to the 12th Century. It was rebuilt after being raided by the Scots in the late 13th century and restored in the 16th century by Lady Anne Clifford,...

Appleby’s Cloisters, which separate St Lawrence’s Church from the market place, were designed by the architect of Lowther Castle, Robert Smirke, and gifted to the town in 1700 by Bishop Smith to shelter Appleby’s butter-sellers. They now provide anyone...