Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions in Penrith - England
Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions in Penrith - England: Aira Force, Lowther Castle and Gardens, Centre Parcs Whinfell Forest, Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre, Long Meg and her Daughters, The Rheged Centre, Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens, Hutton in the Forest, Penrith Castle, Askham Hall Gardens and Cafe, Hallin Fell, Lacy's Caves, Upfront Gallery Puppet Theatre, Rookin House Activity Centre, Penrith Museum
Askham, Cumbria, UK - 3rd September, 2012
Askham is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 360. It is situated in the eastern edge of the Lake District National Park, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Penrith. Nearby are the remains of Lowther Castle, the site of the annual Lowther Show, a three day event of country pursuits.
Many public houses, such as the 'Punch Bowl', have old beams with splits in them where coins are forced 'for luck'. This practice may be linked to examples, called 'Wish Trees', often Hawthorns which are traditionally linked with fertility, as in 'May Blossom'.
This video features views around Askham, including the streets, buildings, houses, pubs, and very traditional architecture. It shows common land areas including a sloping village green, gardens, a pond and farm animals including pigs.
Places to see in ( Coniston - UK )
Places to see in ( Coniston - UK )
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, Coniston is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District and Coniston Old Man; about 25 miles (40 km) north east of Barrow-in-Furness.
Coniston is located on the western shore of the northern end of Coniston Water. Coniston sits at the mouth of Coppermines Valley and Yewdale Beck, which descend from the Coniston Fells, historically the location of ore and slate mining. Coniston's location thus developed as a farming village and transport hub, serving these areas.
Coniston was situated in the very north-west of the historic county of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man forming the county's highest point. Today Coniston forms part of the Lake District National Park, the administrative county of Cumbria and the local government district of South Lakeland.
Coniston grew as both a farming village, and to serve local copper and slate mines. Coniston grew in popularity as a tourist location during the Victorian era, thanks partially to the construction of a branch of the Furness Railway, which opened to passenger traffic in 1859 and terminated at Coniston railway station.
The creation of the Lake District National Park in 1951 provided a boost to tourism, with attractions such as the John Ruskin Museum and ferry services across the lake developing. Coniston is a popular spot for hill-walking and rock-climbing; there are fine walks to be had on the nearby Furness Fells and Grizedale Forest, and some of the finest rock in the Lake District on the eastern face of Dow Crag, 3 miles (4.8 km) from the village. The Grizedale Stages rally also takes place in Coniston, using the surrounding Grizedale and Broughton Moor (or Postlethwaite Allotment) forests. The village is also home to a number of hotels and two youth hostels, one at the edge of the village, the other in the nearby Coppermines Valley.
The village also has a football team, Coniston FC, who play in the Furness Premier Football League Division One, as well as their Reserve team who play in the Furness Football League Division two.
Two slate quarries still operate at Coniston, one in Coppermines Valley, the other at Brossen Stone on the east side of the Coniston Old Man. Both work Coniston's volcanic slates, being blue at Low-Brandy Crag in Coppermines Valley, and light green at Brossen Stone (bursting stone). The scenery around Coniston derives from Coniston Limestone and rocks of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group.
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Ullswater The Lake District
Ullswater, The Lake District. Destination video of England’s most beautiful lake Ullswater & The Eden Valley. Featuring Ullswater Steamers, Dalemain Mansion, Lowther Castle, Askham Hall, Waternook, Another Place and Rheged.
Places to see in ( Morley - UK )
Places to see in ( Morley - UK )
Morley is a market town and civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately 5 miles south-west of Leeds city centre. The town had a population of 44,440 in 2011 and is made up of the Morley North and South Wards. The civil parish had a population of 27,738. The town is built on seven hills, like Rome: Scatcherd Hill, Dawson Hill, Daisy Hill, Chapel Hill, Hunger Hill, Troy Hill and Banks Hill.
Morley is first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Morelege, Morelei and Moreleia. Morley means open ground by a moor, from Old English mōr moor, clearing, pasture + lẽah open ground, clearing. It also gave its name to Morelei Wapentac, a wapentake which probably met at Tingley.
Historically, Morley was the centre of one of two divisions of the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley. Morley became a Municipal Borough in 1889 and under the Local Government Act 1972, was incorporated into the City of Leeds Metropolitan District. Morley is represented on Leeds City Council by three wards (Morley North/Morley South and Ardsley/Robin Hood) each with three councillors. At the 2010 general election, Morley and Outwood was won by Ed Balls of the Labour Party, who had been MP for Normanton since 2005, and served as Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 until 2015.
Morley Town Hall is sometimes used for music recordings. Television programmes, Heartbeat and Emmerdale have used its disused magistrates court and a cobblestoned street to one side. It hosts concerts by local schools and performances by the Morley Amateur Operatic Society, whose pantomimes have taken place at the Alexandra Hall for many years.
Morley annually holds one of the largest St George's Day parades in the country and has been named the most patriotic town in England. Morley Market has been a feature since the town was formed. Now with more than trading units, the market building has a large trading hall split up into units housing fruiterers, butchers, fishmongers, fashion shops and a café. Supermarkets in Morley include Morrisons in the town centre and there is also a 24-hour ASDA superstore.
Scatcherd Park in the centre of Morley, by the Morley Leisure Centre, has a large playing field, a skate park, children's park, bowling green and memorial gardens. Events are held on the adjoining field in the summer months. Morley railway station is half a mile (800 m) from the town centre on the Huddersfield Line. There is a service seven days a week to and from Leeds, but on Sundays, the service is less frequent. Buses go to Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and other West Yorkshire towns from bus stops near the Town Hall. The M621 motorway runs to the west of the town and the M62 motorway to the south. Junctions 27 and 28 of the M62 are closest to Morley.
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Places to see in ( Ulverston - UK )
Places to see in ( Ulverston - UK )
Ulverston is a market town in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in North West England. Historically in Lancashire, the town is in the Furness area 8 miles north-east of Barrow-in-Furness. Ulverston is close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay, neighboured by Swarthmoor, Pennington and Rosside.
Ulverston's most visible landmark is Hoad Monument, a concrete structure built in 1850 to commemorate statesman and local resident Sir John Barrow. The monument provides views of the surrounding area, including Morecambe Bay and parts of the Lake District. Ulverston Canal, no longer navigable, was once a vital component of the town's economy and is still celebrated with an art installation.
Ulverston is a comparatively large civil parish. It is bounded in the east by the Leven estuary, Crake, Coniston Water and Yewdale Beck. To the west the boundary follows a chain of hills, and beyond that lie the towns of Kirkby-in-Furness and Askam and Ireleth. To the south is relatively low land, which rises quickly. In the north are hills such as Coniston Old Man. The settlements of the parish are mainly concentrated in the eastern part.
Ulverston railway station, which serves the town, is located on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster, ultimately leading on to Manchester Airport. The railway station is a short walk from the town centre. The town is also served by several bus services. These include the X6, running to Kendal from Barrow-in-Furness, via Grange over Sands. The X 12 runs from Coniston and passes through the village of Spark Bridge. Other services include the X 31 to Tarn Hows and the 6A and 6 to Barrow-in-Furness, the largest town in the region.
Ulverston calls itself a 'festival town' in reference to the many and varied festivals which take place in Ulverston over the course of the year. The most renowned of these is the Lantern Festival, which involves hundreds of local residents creating lanterns out of willow and tissue paper and parading them throughout the town in winding rivers of light. The annual event culminates in a lively display of theatrical performance and fireworks in Ford Park, and was organised entirely by the community themselves for the first time in 2008.
Other popular festivals include:
Flag Festival
Dickensian Festival
Beer Festival
Charter Festival
International Music Festival
Furness Tradition
Comedy Festival
Word Market—including 'Pub Scripts'
Walking Festival
Spring Buddhist Festival
Print Fest
Summer Buddhist Festival
Ulverston Carnival Parade
Furness Festival of Tradition
Summer Music Festival
Festival of Fashion
Feast of St. George
Breastfeeding Festival
Another Fine Fest
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Keswick, Cumbria, UK - 7th September, 2012
Keswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park. Keswick is on the A66 road linking Workington and Penrith, as well as the A591 road, linking it to Windermere, Kendal and to Carlisle (via the A595 road). It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cumberland.
This video features views around the town centre and by Derwent Water, including Otley Road, Keswick Mining Museum, the town centre shops, pubs and general architecture, the pedestrianised streets, many tourists, bunting over the roads, the Bank Tavern, Sweet temptations, the Tourist Information Centre, the Old Keswickian fish and chip shop, the Moot Hall, Packhorse Court, a metal giraffe statue, George Fisher outdoor shop, Keswick Theatre, Derwentwater Foreshore, wishing well, mountains, the Derwentwater lake, boats on the lake and views down the lake.
A sneak peak inside the Wild Boar
46100 & 45699 on Full Power; 'The Scot Commemorative' & 'Spirit of the Lakes' 16-04-2016
Having one Steam hauled tour up the Cumbrian Coast in a day is infrequent enough; having 2 in 1 day is very rare. So when 46100 was booked for a Northbound Run up the coast and 45699 was booked for a Southbound run, it was clear that this would be the place to be.
The 1st shot was meant to be of 45699 heading light engine from Carnforth to Carlisle at Cinderbarrow Lane just outside Burton in Kendal, however a very late change of plans saw this move cancelled and other arrangements made, as we shall see later, so we begin with what was meant to be the second shot of the day at Newby Bridge on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. Bagnall 0-6-0ST 'Princess' was the loco rostered, and in glorious sunshine is seen making a rather timid departure from the halt with the first service of the day to Lakeside.
But now on to the important shots. As Norrthbound steam on the Coast is so rare, there was only one location that we could really consider doing the shot, and this was the Leven Viaduct, between Cark & Cartmel and Ulverston. The Scot came into view running a few minutes behind and, unsurprisingly, the regulator was only cracked open while running on the Level at the maximum line speed of 60mph.
The timings for the Scot were extremely slack due to running right behind a service train all the way to Sellafield, and, as such, we had overtaken the tour again just 15 minutes after leaving the viaduct. With a second bonus shot on the cards, we stopped in a layby on the northbound A595 at Whitbeck where there is a good view of the line. I had had my eye on this shot for a while but was never able to use it until now. The Scot was putting in far more effort here than in the previous shot and thundered past running more or less on time.
The southbound tour, the Spirit of the Lakes 'Carlisle & Cumbrian Coast' from Bridlington was booked for a steam hauled run all the way down the coast, however for some reason, an eleventh hour change saw the steam leg reduced by half, now only from Sellafield to Carnforth. This saw 45699 run tender first with its support coach north up the Coast to meet the tour. Following this development, we abandoned the planned shot on the ratty and crossed the footbridge on Ravenglass Viaduct to Saltcoats. Again running more or less on time, the Jubilee trundled into view, slowly crossing the viaduct on its way north, not far behind a service train. To the north of Ravenglass was a 30mph tsr, hence the slow running.
For the final shot of the day we headed a couple of miles down the road to a Cumbrian Coast classic; Eskmeals. With no activity at the adjacent gunrange today we were able to get on the sand dunes once again to get a shot of steam from them at the second attempt. Because of the stiff north wind, rather than go on top of the highest dune like last time, I decided to go about 2 thirds of the way up, which was almost completely sheltered from the cold wind. The aformentioned 30mph tsr just outside Ravenglass only added to the stunning scenery the location offers, as 45699 then accelerated hard away across Eskmeals viaduct ready to attack the short climb up to Bootle.
Coffee, cake and a swim in Haltwhistle - the centre of Britain
In Haltwhistle as part of our cuppa by the lido tour, so yes we had swim but also found coffee at La Toot and then had a wander up to the magnificent Hadrians Wall.