King Arthur's Round Table henge

A red sandstone castle beside the grassy banks of Brocavum, a Roman fort at a crossing of the Eamont.

1.7 km E

A grass-roofed arts and events centre near Penrith built into a hillside, with galleries, a cinema and local food.

2.6 km W

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

2.7 km S

A stone beacon tower on the wooded hill above Penrith, once lit to warn of border raids, with wide Eden-valley views.

3 km N

Estate-to-plate dining at a fortified manor and kitchen garden near the Lake District.

4.8 km S

Cumbria's great river, running north from the Mallerstang fells through red sandstone country and Carlisle to the Solway.

6.2 km NE · Cumbria