With some awesome road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to explore everything that Appleby-in-Westmorland, 16 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here should be Appleby Castle, Courtyard Gallery and Appleby Golf Club. Don’t miss Stanley either! Just 20 miles away, Beamish Open Air Museum, Angel of the North and Diggerland are must-sees here.