Camping at Banks

Camping at Banks is a campsite in Burtholme, Cumberland, England. Camping at Banks is situated nearby to Banks East Turret - Hadrians Wall, as well as near the fort Pike Hill Signal Tower.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Milecastle 53 and Leahill Turret.

Milecastle 53

Archaeological site

Milecastle 53 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 53 is situated 2,200 feet west of Camping at Banks.

Leahill Turret

Historic site

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Leahill Turret is a typical example of one of the lookout towers located between the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria, located on the Lanercost Road near Banks, Parish of Waterhead. Leahill Turret is situated 4,200 feet east of Camping at Banks.

Lanercost Priory

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated in the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections. Lanercost Priory is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Camping at Banks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banks and Lanercost.

Banks

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW.

Lanercost

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall.

Hallbankgate

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Hallbankgate is a village in Cumbria, England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Hallbankgate is situated 3 miles south of Camping at Banks.

Camping at Banks

Email: campingatbanks@gmail.com
Type: Campsite
Categories: tourism and camping
Location: Burtholme, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.97611° or 54° 58′ 34″ north

Longitude

-2.67131° or 2° 40′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C6VX8GH+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1069322197

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=camp_site

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