The Planting Hill

Places of Interest

Lambrigg Fell

Peak

Photo: Ian Brereton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lambrigg Fell is a hill, the highest point of the area of high ground between Kendal and the M6, in south-eastern Cumbria, England. It lies just outside the area normally defined as the Lake District, and the hill is not in the same mould as the nearby Lakeland Fells, being a sprawling, grassy moorland.

Docker Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 4.0.

Docker Viaduct is a bridge.

Kendal Castle

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Kendal Castle is a medieval fortification to the east of the town of Kendal, Cumbria, in northern England. The castle, which is atop a glacial drumlin, was built in the 13th century as the Caput baroniae for the Barony of Kendal.

Places in the Area

Kendal

Photo: Heinonlein, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kendal, in Cumbria, is a market town of 29,000 inhabitants. It describes itself as "The Gateway to the Lakes". Kendal is a picturesque, moderate sized town with plenty of shopping and surprisingly little tourist activity.

Grayrigg

Village

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Grayrigg is a small village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 223, increasing at the 2011 census to 242.

Skelsmergh

Hamlet

Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skelsmergh is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, in Westmorland and Furness in rural Cumbria, England, about 4 miles north of Kendal, on the A6 road.

The Planting Hill

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Peaks to Discover

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