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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Portinscale

  

Portinscale Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Portinscale

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Portinscale history

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The remains of the workshop of a prehistoric tool-maker were discovered in 1901 by workmen digging out a fish-pond near the village. A later find was a mould dating from about 1400, used to make crucifixes for the use of religious pilgrims. In the seventeenth century the village was a centre of Quakerism, and for preaching without a licence several local Quakers suffered the prescribed penalty, “ye Spoiling of their goods and imprisonment of their bodys”

You can visit Portinscale places with Walkfo Portinscale to hear history at Portinscale’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Portinscale has 43 places to visit in our interactive Portinscale map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Portinscale, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Portinscale places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Portinscale & the surrounding areas.

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43 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Portinscale tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Portinscale

  

Best Portinscale places to visit

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Portinscale has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Portinscale’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Portinscale’s information audio spots:

Coledale Beck Coledale Beck is a minor river running through Cumbria in England. It is located in the south of the county and runs through the Cumbrian mountains.

Newlands Beck Newlands Beck is a minor river of Cumbria in England. The beck rises on Dale Head and flows northwards through the picturesque Newlands Valley. It flows into Bassenthwaite Lake north east of Thornthwaite.

River Greta, Cumbria River Greta is a tributary of the River Derwent and flows through Keswick. “Greta” derives from the Old Norse “Griótá”, meaning “stony stream” The name is in records dating from the early 13th century. The source of the river is near Threlkeld at the confluence of River Glenderamackin and St. John’s Beck.

St Kentigern’s Church, Crosthwaite There has been a church on the site since the 6th century. It is dedicated to St Kentigern and is the Anglican church of Crosthwaite. The church has an evangelical tradition.

Lingholm Lingholm is a country house just outside Portinscale in Cumbria, England. Lingholm was built in the 1930s and is located in Lingholm.

Castlerigg Manor Castlerigg Manor is a Catholic Residential Youth Centre in Keswick, Cumbria. It is owned and operated by the Catholic Diocese of Lancaster. The purpose of the centre is to run residential retreats and courses for groups of young people.

Fitz Park Fitz Park is a public park in Keswick, Cumbria. Landscaped in the Victorian period, the park contains shrubberies and specimen trees. Keswick Museum and Art Gallery is situated in the park.

The Moot Hall The Moot Hall is a prominent historic building situated at the southern end of Main Street in Keswick, Cumbria, England. It is Grade II* listed.

Greta Hall Greta Hall is a house in Keswick in the Lake District, England. It is best known as the home of the poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey.

Derwent Pencil Museum The Derwent Pencil Museum is in Keswick, in the north-west of England. It is located in the town of Keswick and is located on the Derwent Peninsula.

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