Caves · North East England
Popping Stone
In or near Greenhead.
Popping Stone in England North East, United Kingdom.
Karl and Ali — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle · 8.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Popping Stone, the nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, located 8.2 km away. The postcode for navigation is CA8 7AL, and entry to the site is free.
About
Popping Stone is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Irthing Gorge SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Popping Stone is a group of three rounded boulders in the Irthing Gorge near the village of Gilsland. It was not always this shape, however, and photographs from before 1870 show a single, much larger stone that must have been drastically altered soon after this date. Nearly all written references to the Popping Stone mention various traditions associated with courtship and marriage proposals, and usually repeat the legend of (Sir) Walter Scott's proposal to Charlotte Carpenter there in 1797. Close to the Popping Stone was an ancient, gnarled Hawthorn tree named the Kissing Bush, but Aln noted in the early 1940s that this had been cut down.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.0067, -2.5716
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Waterhead
- Postcode
- CA8 7AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Carlisle
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle — 8.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7229530 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Popping Stone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Gilsland Spa
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Gilsland
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Popping Stone?
- Popping Stone is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA8 7AL), in the parish of Waterhead.
- What is Popping Stone?
- Popping Stone in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Popping Stone?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 8.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA8 7AL.
- Is Popping Stone a protected site?
- Yes — Popping Stone is part of the Irthing Gorge SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Popping Stone free to visit?
- Yes, Popping Stone is free to enter.
- How do I get to Popping Stone?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA8 7AL. It sits within the Carlisle parliamentary constituency.