Things to do in Shap, Cumbria

We've found the following things to do within 10 miles of Shap, Cumbria.

History and Heritage in Shap

Step back in time and discover the rich history and heritage that shaped this area.

History and heritage within 10 miles of Shap.

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Shap Abbey | English Heritage
Shap Abbey | English Heritage
The impressive full-height 15th-century tower and other remains of a remote abbey of Premonstratensian 'white canons'.
Clifton Hall | English Heritage
Clifton Hall | English Heritage
This 15th-century tower, sole surviving part of the manor house of the Wybergh family, was plundered by Jacobites in 1745 before the Battle of Clifton Moor, the last battle fought on English soil.
King Arthur's Round Table | English Heritage
King Arthur's Round Table | English Heritage
A Neolithic earthwork henge, dating from c. 2000 BC, but much later believed to be King Arthur's jousting arena. Mayburgh Henge is adjacent.
Countess Pillar, Brougham | English Heritage
Countess Pillar, Brougham | English Heritage
A monument erected in 1656 by Lady Anne Clifford of nearby Brougham Castle, to commemorate her final parting here from her mother.
Mayburgh Henge | English Heritage
Mayburgh Henge | English Heritage
Mayburgh is a large and impressive Neolithic henge. Its banks stand up to three metres high, constructed of pebbles collected from the nearby river.
Brougham Castle | English Heritage
Brougham Castle | English Heritage
In a picturesque setting beside the crossing of the River Eamont, Brougham Castle was founded in the early 13th century.

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The Great Outdoors in Shap

Embrace the beauty of nature with scenic walks, parks, and outdoor adventures for all ages.

The great outdoors within 10 miles of Shap.

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Tarn Sike | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Tarn Sike | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
A wild open place, Tarn Sike's lime-rich flushes support orchids, bird's-eye primrose and other plants.

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Exploring further afield?

Take a look at a few other places in the surrounding area.

Shap Keld Hardendale Rosgill Sweetholme Wasdale Beck Little Strickland Bomby Reagill Bampton Grange Sleagill Bampton Hawes Water Beck Swindale Beck Butterwick Crosby Ravensworth Maulds Meaburn Newby Head Low Knipe Haweswater Reservoir Newby Whale Great Strickland Wasdale Morland Scout Green Helton Cliburn Hackthorpe Lowther King's Meaburn Orton Street Birk Beck Melkinthorpe Borrow Beck Askham Drybeck Greenholme Hoff Tebay Old Tebay Bolton Clifton Raisbeck Colby Roundthwaite Kirkby Thore Great Asby Howtown

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