The Plague Stone
Set in Penrith, The Plague Stone is an attraction. 8 more places to visit are within 5 km. Top of the list nearby is Brougham Castle, 1.8 km away.
Attraction in Penrith
Inside Penrith
The Plague Stone is inside Penrith’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Warmest in Penrith are June to August, at 18–20°C.
The Plague Stone
Attraction.
In Penrith, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Penrith
Getting your bearings
The places near The Plague Stone are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Penrith’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from The Plague Stone
Penrith, with 16,705 people, is the largest of the 4. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Penrith
Clifton
Sockbridge
Stainton
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where The Plague Stone is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | It’s in town | 16,705 | 13 |
| Clifton | 2.6 km southeast of it | 740 | 13 |
| Sockbridge | 2.9 km southwest of it | 392 | 15 |
| Stainton | 3.2 km southwest of it | 745 | 12 |
Close to The Plague Stone
Within 15 km you can add 7 castles and a historic house.
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle1.8 km away2
Castle · English HeritagePenrith Castle800 m away3
CastleBrougham Hall1.5 km away4
Castle · English HeritageClifton Hall2.7 km away5
CastleLowther Castle5.7 km away6
CastleGreystoke Castle8.5 km away7
CastleDacre Castle6.6 km away8
Historic houseDalemain5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about The Plague Stone
Where is The Plague Stone?
The Plague Stone is in Penrith, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Plague Stone?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Plague Stone?
June to August are the warmest months in Penrith, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Plague Stone?
Within 15 km: Brougham Castle (1.8 km), Penrith Castle (800 m), Brougham Hall (1.5 km) and Clifton Hall (2.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Hall: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Hall: The original uploader was Brookie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowther Castle: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greystoke Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dacre Castle: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalemain: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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