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About Glassonby

Glassonby is a small Eden Valley village just off the A686 between Penrith and Alston. Most visitors arrive via Junction 40 of the M6, then follow the A686 southeast through attractive Pennine foothills. The village serves as a convenient stopping point for journeys between the northern Lakes and Yorkshire Dales, with good connections to Kirkoswald and surrounding hamlets. Nearby Little Salkeld boasts Long Meg and Her Daughters, England's second-largest stone circle.

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Glassonby is in England, at 54.741, -2.657 - about 4 km south-east of Kirkoswald.

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The closest airport to Glassonby is Newcastle International Airport, 97 km (about 1 h 36 min by car).

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