Surrounding Area

During your stay in Applethwaite there are many places and attractions to visit within a 45 minute car ride.

Silloth

Situated 32 miles away. This Victorian seaside resort still has many of its original wide cobbled streets. Boasting wonderful unspoilt beaches, Silloth has to be on your list of away days. The dunes make it a birdwatchers paradise. The town also has a leisure centre and a championship links golf course.

Whitehaven

Situated 28 miles away. Steeped in history, this Georgian town has benefited from massive refurbishment and regeneration. It boasts a wonderful marina (with boat tours along the coast), The Beacon Centre, Haig Mining Museum, The Rum Story, St Bees Head and the start of the Coast to Coast is just a few miles south along the coast. Whitehaven is close to probably the most peaceful and unspoilt lake, Ennerdale. Whitehaven is on the coastal railway line that runs between Carlisle in the north and Barrow in the south.

Carlisle

Situated 30 miles away. Historic Border City close to the M6 motorway. Undercover shopping, Castle, Cathedral, Tullie House museum and arts gallery, Guildhall & Solway Aviation Museums, Cumberland’s Bird of Prey Centre and the Sands Centre for your evening’s entertainment.

Penrith

Situated 18 miles away. Market town with an abundance of attractions on its doorstep. Rheged Discovery Centre, Eden Ostrich World, Wetheriggs Potery, Acorn Trust (Gardens), Lilliput Lane Visitors Centre, Hutton in the Forrest House, Brougham Castle, The Alpaca Centre, Ullswater Steamers and Dalemain House and gardens.