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scenic viewpoint
High Cup Nick
A perfect U-shaped glacial valley in the North Pennines rimmed by dolerite columns, reached by a walk from Dufton.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Appleby-in-Westmorland
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About Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland works well as a base: 25 minutes from Shap, 21km from Haweswater Reservoir.
Appleby-in-Westmorland is in England, United Kingdom, with about 3,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Shap, about 13 km away.
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, with a population of 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby is the county town of the historic county of Westmorland. It was known just as Appleby until 1974–1976, when the council of theRead more
successor parish to the borough changed it to retain the name Westmorland, which was abolished as an administrative area under the Local Government Act 1972, before being revived as Westmorland and Furness in 2023. It lies 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Penrith, 32 miles (51 km) south-east of Carlisle, 27 miles (43 km) north-east of Kendal and 45 miles (72 km) west of Darlington.
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What is there to see near Appleby-in-Westmorland?
Within an hour or so of Appleby-in-Westmorland: High Cup Nick (7 km), Haweswater Reservoir (21 km), High Force (21 km), Hartside Cafe (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Appleby-in-Westmorland?
The nearest famous roads are Hartside Pass (A686), A689 Alston to Stanhope (Weardale) and Buttertubs Pass.
Where is Appleby-in-Westmorland?
Appleby-in-Westmorland is in England, United Kingdom, about 13 km from Shap.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,048
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.5770, -2.4898
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Appleby-in-Westmorland
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Haweswater Reservoir
A reservoir that drowned the village of Mardale Green, visible again in droughts; England's last golden eagle territory.
21 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
High Force
A 21m waterfall where the Tees drops over the Whin Sill dolerite, one of England's most powerful falls.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Hartside Cafe
A remote hilltop cafe at 1,904 feet on the A686 in Cumbria, one of England's highest road cafes and a bucket-list stop for bikers.
22 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
Hartside Pass
The A686's grand sweep over the North Pennines between Penrith and Alston, climbing to 580m through wide hairpins with views across the Eden Valley to the Lake District fells. A celebrated drivers' and bikers' road.
22 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
Hartside Pass (A686)
Voted one of Britain's best drives - a sweeping climb to 580m out of the Eden Valley with a panorama to the Lake District and the Solway.
22 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
High Force Waterfall
England's largest waterfall by volume, plunging 21 metres over the Whin Sill escarpment in a cloud of spray in Upper Teesdale.
23 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Low Force, Teesdale
A set of broad falls on the Tees above Bowlees, crossed by the Wynch Bridge, an early chain suspension footbridge.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Appleby-in-Westmorland
15 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- Right hereHigh Cup NickA perfect U-shaped glacial valley in the North Pennines rimmed by dolerite columns, reached by a walk from Dufton.
- 22 kmHartside PassThe A686's grand sweep over the North Pennines between Penrith and Alston, climbing to 580m through wide hairpins with views across the Eden Valley to the Lake District fells. A celebrated drivers' and bikers' road.
- 22 kmHartside Pass (A686)Voted one of Britain's best drives - a sweeping climb to 580m out of the Eden Valley with a panorama to the Lake District and the Solway.
- 25 kmUllswaterThe Lake District's second-largest lake, with Wordsworth's daffodils at Glencoyne and 1930s steamers running its length.
- 26 kmA689 Alston to Stanhope (Weardale)A remote high Pennine road over Killhope with wide moorland views and almost no traffic; England's highest market town at one end.
- 31 kmKirkstone PassThe Lake District's highest motor road, topped by an ancient inn and sweeping views over Brothers Water.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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