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Ribblehead Viaduct
Magnificent Victorian railway viaduct with 24 arches striding across the bleak moorland of the Yorkshire Dales, an engineering marvel of the 1870s.
16 km · about 30 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Kirkby Lonsdale works well as a base: 20 minutes from Ingleton, 26km from Trough of Bowland.
Kirkby Lonsdale is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,843, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it lies 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish recorded a population of 1,771 in the 2001 census, increasing to 1,843 at the 2011 Census.Read more
Notable buildings include St Mary's Church, a Norman building with fine carved columns. The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as Ruskin's View after John Ruskin, who called it one of the loveliest in England. It was painted by J. M. W. Turner.
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Kirkby Lonsdale is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 54.2026 latitude, -2.5983 longitude.
Kirkby Lonsdale has a population of approximately 1,843 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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landmark
Magnificent Victorian railway viaduct with 24 arches striding across the bleak moorland of the Yorkshire Dales, an engineering marvel of the 1870s.
16 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Riverside museum at Backbarrow with 30,000 exhibits including 140 classic vehicles and a dedicated exhibition on the Campbells' Bluebird land and water speed record machines.
25 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Remote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.
26 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Classic English countryside with limestone pavements, waterfalls, and stone-walled valleys.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
England's largest natural lake, stretching over 10 miles through the heart of the Lake District with stunning mountain backdrops.
30 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
A high, narrow Dales road over the moors, named for deep limestone potholes and ranked among Britain's best drives.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Vast curved limestone cliff rising 80 metres from the valley floor, crowned with an extraordinary limestone pavement of weathered clints and grykes.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
33 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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