Kendal (4 miles) including K Factory Village, Museums, Kendal Castle, Quaker Tapestry, market &  shopping.
Nearby are: Sizergh Castle, Levens Hall, Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, Bowness-on-Windermere, Ambleside, Dove Cottage, Rydal Mount, Brantwood, Wensleydale Cheese Factory, Dentdale,  Kirkby Lonsdale, Grizedale Forest etc…
Slightly further away are: Rheged Discovery Centre,  Appleby Castle, White Scar Caves,  Morecambe Bay, The West  Coast, Hadrian's Wall  and so much more.