| Coordinates: | 54.595, -2.756 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NY 51 22 |
| Dialling code: | 017684 (Pooley Bridge) |
Askham sits in the Eden valley of Westmorland and Furness, a compact village and civil parish on the edge of the Lake District National Park. The parish is set amid rolling agricultural land with easy access to nearby market towns such as Penrith, and makes a pleasant gateway to the surrounding fells and farmed pastures; walkers and birdwatchers value the quiet lanes and nearby uplands for their views and wildlife.
Locally the economy is still heavily agricultural, with sheep and mixed farming alongside a modest tourism trade centred on holiday cottages and country-house hospitality - notably at properties like Askham Hall - and the village retains a strong sense of community with historic stone buildings, a parish church and occasional village events that reflect its rural traditions.
Postcode districts covering Askham
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Lowther Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Eamont and Shap Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sockbridge and Tirril Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Barton and Pooley Bridge Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Sockbridge Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bampton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Clifton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Little Strickland Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Great Strickland Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Yanwath and Eamont Bridge Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Stainton Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Dacre Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Askham
CA10 2PH, CA10 2PF, CA10 2PL, CA10 2PG, CA10 2PQ, CA10 2QA, CA10 2PN, CA10 2PJ, CA10 2PA … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 52.2 miles84.1 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 53.5 miles86 km
- Penrith Railway Station 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Langwathby Railway Station 7.8 miles12.6 km
Hotels near Askham Ad
- The Lounge Hotel and Bar 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The George Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- North Lakes Hotel and Spa 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Kings Arms 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Macdonald Leeming House 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Ullswater Inn- the Inn Collection Group 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Kings Arms 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Castlegate Arms 2 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Patterdale Hotel 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Shap Wells Hotel 3 9 miles14.4 km
Local points of interest
- Lowther Castle Estate 1 mile1.5 km
- Brocavum Archaeological site 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 4.3 miles7 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Wray Castle Estate 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Moor House Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 19.8 miles31.9 km