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Things to do in Cumbria
21 places8 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 21 places to explore in Cumbria, and 8 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Cumbria's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Castlerigg stone circle
Castlerigg stone circle (alternatively Keswick Carles, or Carles) is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England.
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Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England.
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Windermere
Windermere (historically Winder Mere) is a ribbon lake in Cumbria, England.
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Derwentwater
Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is a lake in the Lake District in North West England, immediately south of Keswick.
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Grasmere
Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria.
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Hill Top Farm
Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria - historically in Lancashire. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof.
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Ullswater
Ullswater is a glacial lake in Cumbria, England. It is part of the Lake District and is the second largest lake in the region by both area and volume, after Windermere.
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Aira Force
Aira Force is a waterfall in the English Lake District, in the civil parish of Matterdale and the county of Cumbria. The site of the waterfall is owned by the National Trust.
Discovery routes in Cumbria
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
The Lake District
From Windermere to Beatrix Potter's farm, Wordsworth's Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Castlerigg stone circle, Derwentwater, Aira Force and Ullswater.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Castlerigg stone circle
Castlerigg stone circle (alternatively Keswick Carles, or Carles) is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England.
Appleby Castle
Appleby Castle is in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland overlooking the River Eden (grid reference NY685200). It consists of a 12th-century castle keep which is known as Caesar's Tower, and a mansion house.
Brough Castle
Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains.
Brougham Castle
Brougham Castle is a medieval building about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century.
Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Castle is a medieval stone fortress located in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, near the site of Hadrian's Wall and the Roman fortress of Luguvalium.
Hardknott Roman Fort
Hardknott Roman Fort is an archeological site, the remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, located on the western side of the challenging Hardknott Pass in the English Lake District.
Pendragon Castle
Pendragon Castle is a ruin located in Mallerstang Dale, Cumbria, south of Kirkby Stephen, and close to the hamlet of Outhgill (at grid reference NY781025).
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.
Museums
Hill Top Farm
Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria - historically in Lancashire. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof.
Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England.
Muncaster Castle
Muncaster Castle is a privately owned castle in the parish of Muncaster, Cumbria, England. It stands overlooking the River Esk, about a mile east of the coastal village of Ravenglass.
Sizergh Castle
Sizergh Castle is a stately home with garden and estate at Helsington in Cumbria, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Kendal. Located in historic Westmorland, the castle is a Grade I listed building.
Monuments
Gosforth Cross
The Gosforth Cross is a tall, slender Viking High Cross, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria.
Nature
Windermere
Windermere (historically Winder Mere) is a ribbon lake in Cumbria, England.
Grasmere
Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria.
Derwentwater
Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is a lake in the Lake District in North West England, immediately south of Keswick.
Aira Force
Aira Force is a waterfall in the English Lake District, in the civil parish of Matterdale and the county of Cumbria. The site of the waterfall is owned by the National Trust.
Ullswater
Ullswater is a glacial lake in Cumbria, England. It is part of the Lake District and is the second largest lake in the region by both area and volume, after Windermere.
Cauldron Snout
Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir.
Cautley Spout
Cautley Spout is England's highest (cascade) waterfall above ground. (Gaping Gill on Ingleborough falls a greater unbroken distance into a pothole, and Hardraw Force has a greater unbroken fall above ground).
Scafell Pike
Scafell Pike is a mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has an elevation of 978 metres (3,209 ft) above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent mountain in England.
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