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Explore Dacre in United Kingdom
Dacre in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 243 mi or ( 392 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Dacre is now 07:16 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Stockport, Skelton, Sheffield, Plumpton Wall, and Penrith. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Stockport . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Dacre ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
6233 Hauls 'The Royal Scot' into the record books. 2-10-10
After leaving Carlisle the rain became atrocious, hence the lack of video until Stirling, the fine array of semafores complimented the leaving shot, but the rain was back as we hammered thro Abington, ..
CycleActive - Mountain Biking highlights from The Lake District
The mountain biking trails of The Lake District provide endless thrills, so our guides pulled together a few highlights for this video taster. The Three Summits long weekend covers most of these trail ..
Ullswater Bed and Breakfast Elm House
Elm House a fantastic Ullswater Bed and Breakfast in Pooley Bridge www.stayullswater.co.uk ..
Lake District - Ullswater Flooding
Here is a quick video I recorded when we went to the Lake District on the 7th of Feb 2011. lots of rain in the week before had caused Ullswater to burst its banks which made driving interesting. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dacre Castle
Dacre Castle is in the village of Dacre some 7 kilometres south-west of Penrith, Cumbria. In 1307 William de Dacre was granted licence to crenellate his dwelling on the site. (Actually the crenellation is for Dunmallard Hill, about 1/2 a mile away) The present building is a pele tower rather than a castle which was built in the 14th century for protection against the Scots. In 1675 Thomas Lennard, 15th Baron Dacre and 1st Earl of Sussex made additions to the tower.
Located at 54.63 -2.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Dacre Beck
Dacre Beck is a small river in Cumbria, England. Dacre Beck rises on the north side of Gowbarrow Fell and flows north past Ulcat Row, picking up streams from Lowthwaite and Matterdale End, traversing a valley between Great Mell Fell and Little Mell Fell, before changing its course to eastward at Thackthwaite. The beck collects more streams at Hutton, one of which comes south from Berrier past Beckces, near to Penruddock. From here, Dacre Beck flows past the ancient settlement of Dacre.
Located at 54.63 -2.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Newbiggin, Dacre
Newbiggin is a small linear village in Cumbria, North-western England. It is in the Dacre civil parish about three miles (5 km) west of Penrith. It is usually referred to and is addressed as Newbiggin, Stainton so as to differentiate it from the other Newbiggins in Cumbria, especially the one near Temple Sowerby whose post town is also Penrith. The village consists of a quarter of a mile long line of houses on either side of the road that connects Stainton and the A66 to the B5288 at Clickham.
Located at 54.65 -2.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Thackthwaite
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:54|37|17|N|2|53|31|W|region:GB_type:city | |name= }}.
Located at 54.62 -2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Penruddock railway station
Penruddock railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The station served the village of Penruddock. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865, and closed on 6 March 1972.
Located at 54.64 -2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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