Surrounding Area |
Fawcett Mill is located in the Eden Valley in Cumbria, just a few yards inside the eastern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and just a short way from the Lake District National Park, 3 miles east of junction 38 of the M6 and immediately north of the rolling Howgill Mountains.
Immediately to the south of Fawcett Mill is our local farm, Raisgill Hall, with Steve, Barbara and Michael Dunning, fifth generation farmers. They sell their own astonishingly tasty lamb and beef from the Hall... just knock on their door.
The local village is Orton, one and a half miles away. It is a lively village with its own village school, church, post office shop, Pub/Hotel [The George...our Local], a teashop and a chocolatier chocolate factory with attached teashop. The George, with log fires in winter and good pub food, offers Fawcett Mill guests, who book in advance for a party of 10 plus, a discount on meals. The Coast to Coast walk passes through the village & there are many interesting shorter local walks from here onto the Moors, Orton Scar and the very quiet Howgill Mountains. The village also has a Farmers Market, one of the first established in Cumbria, which takes place on the 2nd Saturday each month, 9.30am to 2pm.
Just off the M6 junction 38 is the village of Tebay which has a homely village pub, The Cross Keys, with log fires, bar food & restaurant food. The local recycling centre is here. It also has an ‘off road’ motorway service station, cafe & shop with the cafe offering visitors free high speed Wifi internet access and an excellent inexpensive “truckers” breakfast.
The old railway town of Shap [8 miles], which before the opening of the M6 was on the main England to Scotland road, straddling the A6, is just off junction 39 of the M6 or via the back road out of Orton. There are a number of pubs, & an amazing post office with shop which during the week opens astonishingly early every morning!
Midway between junction 38 and 39 of the M6 [4 miles] are the only two privately owned motorway service stations in the country owned by the local farming Dunning family, on whose land it was developed. Situated right at the back of the service station on the north bound side there is a modern but very attractive and cosy stone built hotel, The Westmoreland Hotel & restaurant. There is also a service station shop and cafe, the shop offering an astonishing range of excellent local foodstuffs, with the cafe offering food from local farming suppliers.
On the A685 road east to Kirkby Stephen [11miles] on the left hand side, Ravenstonedale [6 miles] has an excellent pub restaurant, The Kings Head, and also The Black Swan, a pub/ Hotel. The village hosts an attractive Riverside 18 hole golf course... payment for guests is via the honesty box!
Kirkby Stephen is the nearest local town with pubs, restaurants & large Coop supermarket. Just east of Kirby Stephen is a lovely Pub, The Bay Horse, with very good food.
The historic recently reopened Settle to Carlisle Railway runs through the outskirts of Kirkby Stephen with the station being one of the 11 stopping stations on the line. Steam trains often use the line & there are many excellent walks parallel to the line.
The old quaint County Town of Westmoreland, Appleby, is 11 miles to the north east with an abundance of interesting pubs, particularly The Royal Oak, restaurants and shops. It’s a great place for a day visit. It also has the nearest public indoor swimming pool.
The two nearest large towns are Kendal 14 miles to the south west and the gateway to the southern Lake District, and Penrith 18 miles to the north on the M6. Kendal has 4 major supermarkets, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi & M&S [all whom accept internet orders for delivery] the main hospital in the area, and has many tourist attractions in & around the town. The west coast London to Scotland mainline rail station is just outside the town at Oxenholme with most trains stopping & only 3 hours to/from London. Penrith at M6 jct 40, is packed with character, some interesting shops and a real old style large delicatessen grocers in the central square. It too has a rail station on the west coast main line.
Immediately to the south of Fawcett Mill is our local farm, Raisgill Hall, with Steve, Barbara and Michael Dunning, fifth generation farmers. They sell their own astonishingly tasty lamb and beef from the Hall... just knock on their door.
The local village is Orton, one and a half miles away. It is a lively village with its own village school, church, post office shop, Pub/Hotel [The George...our Local], a teashop and a chocolatier chocolate factory with attached teashop. The George, with log fires in winter and good pub food, offers Fawcett Mill guests, who book in advance for a party of 10 plus, a discount on meals. The Coast to Coast walk passes through the village & there are many interesting shorter local walks from here onto the Moors, Orton Scar and the very quiet Howgill Mountains. The village also has a Farmers Market, one of the first established in Cumbria, which takes place on the 2nd Saturday each month, 9.30am to 2pm.
Just off the M6 junction 38 is the village of Tebay which has a homely village pub, The Cross Keys, with log fires, bar food & restaurant food. The local recycling centre is here. It also has an ‘off road’ motorway service station, cafe & shop with the cafe offering visitors free high speed Wifi internet access and an excellent inexpensive “truckers” breakfast.
The old railway town of Shap [8 miles], which before the opening of the M6 was on the main England to Scotland road, straddling the A6, is just off junction 39 of the M6 or via the back road out of Orton. There are a number of pubs, & an amazing post office with shop which during the week opens astonishingly early every morning!
Midway between junction 38 and 39 of the M6 [4 miles] are the only two privately owned motorway service stations in the country owned by the local farming Dunning family, on whose land it was developed. Situated right at the back of the service station on the north bound side there is a modern but very attractive and cosy stone built hotel, The Westmoreland Hotel & restaurant. There is also a service station shop and cafe, the shop offering an astonishing range of excellent local foodstuffs, with the cafe offering food from local farming suppliers.
On the A685 road east to Kirkby Stephen [11miles] on the left hand side, Ravenstonedale [6 miles] has an excellent pub restaurant, The Kings Head, and also The Black Swan, a pub/ Hotel. The village hosts an attractive Riverside 18 hole golf course... payment for guests is via the honesty box!
Kirkby Stephen is the nearest local town with pubs, restaurants & large Coop supermarket. Just east of Kirby Stephen is a lovely Pub, The Bay Horse, with very good food.
The historic recently reopened Settle to Carlisle Railway runs through the outskirts of Kirkby Stephen with the station being one of the 11 stopping stations on the line. Steam trains often use the line & there are many excellent walks parallel to the line.
The old quaint County Town of Westmoreland, Appleby, is 11 miles to the north east with an abundance of interesting pubs, particularly The Royal Oak, restaurants and shops. It’s a great place for a day visit. It also has the nearest public indoor swimming pool.
The two nearest large towns are Kendal 14 miles to the south west and the gateway to the southern Lake District, and Penrith 18 miles to the north on the M6. Kendal has 4 major supermarkets, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi & M&S [all whom accept internet orders for delivery] the main hospital in the area, and has many tourist attractions in & around the town. The west coast London to Scotland mainline rail station is just outside the town at Oxenholme with most trains stopping & only 3 hours to/from London. Penrith at M6 jct 40, is packed with character, some interesting shops and a real old style large delicatessen grocers in the central square. It too has a rail station on the west coast main line.
