Visit Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale nestling in the delightful Lune Valley, on the borders of three counties: Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire.
A delightful and ancient market town, Kirkby Lonsdale is a mecca for independent shopping.
It is also home to Ruskin's View, so-called because Victorian art critic John Ruskin famously decribed the view such: I do not know in all my country, still less in France or Italy, a place more naturally divine.
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Ruskin's view and St Mary's Church from Devil's Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale
Click here: for the full 15 minute walk video (including OS map and printable walk directions) - This easy stroll is a wonderful way to see Kirkby Lonsdale and its many delights, the only climb being the '86' radical steps just before you reach Ruskin's view. This short circular walk can be started from any part of the walk, and if you want to break off to enjoy Kirkby Lonsdale's many shops, narrow lanes, pubs, restaurants and tea rooms, you can. Kirkby Lonsdale is a historic market town, known by many for Devil's Bridge, dating back to around 1370 and Ruskin's view, which he described as the loveliest view in England and therefore the world. The scene has also been painted by Turner. Both these are visited on this short walk. The centre of Kirkby Lonsdale is a mix of elegant well preserved 18th-century buildings and stone cottages built around cobbled courtyards and narrow alleyways with names such as Salt Pie Lane, Horse Market and Jingling Lane.
Places to see in ( Kirkby Lonsdale - UK )
Places to see in ( Kirkby Lonsdale - UK )
Kirkby Lonsdale is a small town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it is situated 13 miles south east of Kendal along the A65. Notable buildings include St Mary's Church, a Norman structure with fine carved columns. The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as Ruskin's View; it was praised by John Ruskin as One of the loveliest views in England and painted by J.M.W. Turner.
Kirkby Lonsdale developed at a crossing point over the River Lune where several drovers' and packhorse routes converged. It is one of the few Cumbrian towns mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it is described as Cherchibi (village with a church). The earlier church was wholly rebuilt by the Normans, who also erected an artificial mound or motte on nearby glebe land.
A wooden tower or 'keep' would have been built on the top, and the stronghold used as a base to administer power and control over the surrounding area. In later years, the mound was used for cockfighting, hence the current name of Cockpit Hill. In 1093, Ivo de Taillebois (Baron of Kendal) gifted the church at Kirkby Lonsdale to St Mary's Abbey in York, which held it until the Dissolution. Thereupon the Abbey and all its possessions, including St Mary's Church at Kirkby Lonsdale, were granted to Trinity College, Cambridge, which retains patronage to this day.
In 1227, the town gained a market charter and the right to hold an annual fair every September. Every week, stallholders would gather on Market Street to sell their wares, with horse traders in the Horsemarket and pig sellers in Swinemarket. Thursdays were, as now, the scene of great activity as people flocked into the town to buy all manner of goods and merchandise.
The steep incline of Mill Brow with its fast flowing (now culverted) stream was the industrial heart of Kirkby Lonsdale, with several mills using water power for grinding corn, bark and bone, carding wool, manufacturing snuff, making bobbins, fulling cloth and sawing timber.
The Keighley and Kendal Turnpike of 1753 passed through Kirkby Lonsdale and there met a turnpike from Milnthorpe on the coast. In 1818 the two trusts were amalgamated. Kirkby Lonsdale railway station, 2 miles (3 km) away in Lancashire, opened in 1861 and closed to passengers in 1954.
Today, Kirkby Lonsdale bustles with activity, with a weekly market, many local events and traditional shops. The centre is a mix of elegant 18th century buildings and stone cottages huddled around cobbled courtyards and narrow alleyways, with names such as Salt Pie Lane and Jingling Lane.
( Kirkby Lonsdale - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Kirkby Lonsdale . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Kirkby Lonsdale - UK
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Ruskins View // St Mary's Church // Swine Market // Woods // Kirkby Lonsdale - Cumbria UK
A walking vlog taking you a look at ruskins view/st mary's church & grounds//the swine market & the woods at Kirkby Lonsdale - Cumbria UK on Wednesday 30th May 2018..Visit my channel for more videos like this..
Ruskin's View Kirkby Lonsdale 2013.
View of the surrounding hills. There's a stone circle up there somewhere.
St Marys Kirkby Lonsdale
St Marys Kirkby Lonsdale - A Norman Church. Kirkby Lonsdale was a favourite place of John Ruskin (Ruskin's View - Turner painted a water colour of the scene described as One of the loveliest views in England by Ruskin). Photography/original music by Neil G.
Tour of britain in Kirkby lonsdale
Tour of britain
FILMING IN KIRKBY LONSDALE: TAKE-6 (NO avian content)
A film crew comes to Kirkby Lonsdale, a small market town in England to film Jamaica inn. It is set in the 1820s' and will be screened next Easter on BBC Television.
Ruskin's View, Kirkby Lonsdale, 18 Sec Timelapse (Panasonic G7)
Music - 'The Dawn' by Pete Lashley
Ruskin's View, Kirkby Lonsdale
Approach the beautiful Norman Church of St Mary the Virgin by a pretty alleyway beside the Sun Inn and linger for a while in its lovely churchyard, especially if the sun is shining – there are plenty of seats. From the far corner of the churchyard, follow the signs to Ruskin’s View where the path opens into Church Brow, a promenade high above the River Lune. There you can feast your eyes on a breathtaking panorama of the Lune Valley and Underley Hall – the famous, heavenly Ruskin’s View.
This scene was painted by the artist JMW Turner in 1822 and the picture so impressed the 19th century art critic, social theorist, painter and poet John Ruskin, that he wrote: ‘I do not know in all my country, still less in France or Italy, a place more naturally divine.’ In 1875, Ruskin described the panorama as ‘one of the loveliest views in England, therefore in the world’. From Ruskin’s View, you can walk down the Radical Steps to the river and follow the footpath to the scheduled ancient monument Devil’s Bridge, with its three ribbed medieval arches.
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UNDERLEY HALL - KIRKBY LONSDALE
UNDERLEY HALL - The Manor of Kirkby Lonsdale was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. It was when Alexander Nowell bought the Underley Estate in 1807 that Underley Hall first took on its present form. In 1819, work began on the present Underley Hall. Underley Hall took six years to build. It was build during the late Georgian period. A date-stone indicating when the Hall was built is positioned over the front door and there is also one inside the porch of the West Door. Underley Hall has been described as both a fine mansion in the Tudor Style, and in Bulmer's 1885 Directory it is stated that it is built in magnificent Gothic Style. The Hall, which was built by 1825, cost Alexander Nowell approximately £30,000, but in the years that followed he continued to enlarge his estate. An extensive park was developed for the large, new Hall, which reached to the top of Abbot's Brow in Kirkby Lonsdale, where the corner of the graveyard and the rugby field are situated. By 1866, the Hall was considerably embellished by the wealth amassed by Alderman Thompson. In 1864, Thompson's grandson the Earl of Bective took over the Underley Estate and lived at Underley Hall. He remained at Underley until his death in 1893, when his daughter, who had become Lady Henry Cavendish Bentinck came into the property. The Cavendish-Bentincks added more farms and lands to the Underley property, and perhaps paid closer attention to the immediate grounds and gardens, but internally the house remained structurally untouched. In 1931 Lord Henry died of pneumonia. He was buried on the 6th October 1931, in Kirkby Lonsdale churchyard. In September 1937, Queen Mary, wife of King George the 5th and grandmother to our present Queen visited Underley Hall. Lady Henry continued to live at Underley until her death late in 1939. She also was buried in the Kirkby Lonsdale Parish Churchyard on the 29th November. Late in September, 1940, a boys' prep. school named Hordle House moved into Underley Hall. The school was privately owned by a Mr. Whateley Smith, who was a Church of England clergyman. In September 1945 until 1959, Underley Hall became Oakfield a school for girls, when in 1959, it relocated by moving to Wokinham near Reading. From 1960 until 1975 it was a Catholic boys' school named St Michael's College. This information has been obtained from: Underley Hall a History of House and Occupants which was written by John D Battle in 1969.
Cumbria Country Walk Devils Bridge Kirkby Lonsdale Whittington River Lune round
Our video is a guided walk through the Lune Valley from Devil's Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria. We cross over the border into Lancashire to the village of Whittington and return via the River Lune. This is a nice easy walk on public footpaths, minor roads and alongside the River Lune on the Lune Valley Ramble. Elevation: Approx lowest point 34.2m (112.2ft) Approx highest point 102m (334.6ft). Approx 5¼ miles allow 2 hours using OS Explorer Map OL2, Yorkshire Dales Southern and Western areas. Start point: Car park on the left of A683 just before the junction with the A65 opposite Devil's Bridge. For more info please see our website.
View from St Mary's Church Tower BALDOCK
June 13th celebrations to mark opening of Baldock Town Centre Enhancements. The music is from a local band performing that day on the market square.
Baldock Church Tower is open for viewing on the afternoons of 12 July, 9 Aug & 13 Sept to raise funds to help restore it's stonework. HELP SAVE BALDOCK's ST MARY's TOWER
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by Denis Westmorland
Kirkby Lonsdale May 23, 2015
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First summer trip to Kirkby Lonsdale
This is the first week of our summer holidays. We had a great week in Kirkby Lonsdale, the weather was great, the Village was fantastic and the site was nice and quiet.
We stayed at Woodclose Park
The Royal Barn Kirkby Lonsdale
Ingleborough Cave
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DEVILS BRIDGE RIDE
This is a great place to meet up with bikers from all over the country. The river is beautiful and many people swim here on a hot day. 2 big burger vans and a nice cream van are here most days too. Please like subscribe and share. You can follow me on Facebook and Twitter too.
Lune in full flow past Kirkby Lonsdale
devils bridge, kirkby Lonsdale 11/12 /4/2019
a lovely day thursday 11th april, so off on the drive to meet up with you tube creators ! stopped overnight at devils bridge, a lovely place . this is the footage i am told its a good spot for bikers and their is a butty van on sight ! beautiful day ..
Devil's Bridge 2015
Phantom 2 Drone Flight over Devil's Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale