This garden is protected by the National Trust and offers visitors a slice of old England, a million miles away from the fast pace of 21st Century life. Filled with orchards growing old fruit varieties, and surrounded by mighty...

There are only ruins left of this exquisite piece of 13th Century design, which is sad because one can tell that it was once one of the most magnificent castles in the region. Open to the public and well...

Brougham Hall offers a unique combination of an arts and crafts centre, sitting amongst the partial shell of the Medieval hall. The exact date of first construction is unknown, but records exist of a hall around the 15th Century and...

Clifton Hall was a manor house that was occupied by the Wybergh family from the 15th Century until the Jacobites plundered the area at the Battle of Clifton Moor in 1745, the last battle to be fought on English soil....

The Cumbria Constabulary Museum is a fascinating visitor attraction and looks into the long history of policing in this county. There has been a serious police presence in the area for several hundred years and the collection has clothing,...

Eden Ostrich World is a working farm in the beautiful Eden Valley. The centre is home to many rare breeds of cattle, sheep and pigs as well as a host of other unusual animals. However the most unusual and rare...

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...

Situated in the walled garden of Lowther Castle and enclosed by parkland, the Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre really gives visitors a chance to absorb the fascinating birds of prey at close quarters and in flight. The centre keeps over...

Lowther Castle was originally a Medieval Lowther Hall, but was rebuilt by the 1st Viscount Lonsdale in the mid 17th Century and modified again in the 1860s, to form the current Lowther Castle. It remained a family home until 1937...

Wetheriggs has been a working pottery since 1855 and is the only surviving steam powered country pottery in the British Isles. More than ever, Wetheriggs is a thriving working pottery.

A garden of interest to plants-men and families, rockeries, herbaceous borders and mature trees. The garden has a large collection Alpine and Himalayan plants including Meconopsis, Arisaema and other rarities. Picnic area by the pond. Plants and second-hand garden tools...