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Places near Silloth by type
All 299 places by distance →One day from Silloth
5 stops, one loop, back by 12:45 pm
50 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Silloth
- Milefortlet 9, Skinburnessheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- St John'schurch · 30 min
- St Mary, Holmcultram Abbeychurch · 30 min
- St Mungochurch · 30 min
- St Jameschurch · 30 min
- Back in Silloth
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Silloth?
Milefortlet 9, Skinburness (heritage site, about 4 km), St Mary, Holmcultram Abbey (church, about 9 km), St John's (church, about 11 km), St Mungo (church, about 11 km), St James (church, about 15 km), St Kentigern (church, about 15 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Silloth?
137 places on Spotwander: 64 hill stations & viewpoints, 36 forts & heritage, 18 churches, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 museums.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Silloth?
Torpenhow Hill, about 22 km by road; Criffel (22 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Silloth?
Milefortlet 9, Skinburness, about 4 km by road; Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort (18 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Silloth?
Start in Silloth, visit Milefortlet 9, Skinburness, then St John's, then St Mary, Holmcultram Abbey, then St Mungo, then St James, and drive back — about 50 km by road in all.




















