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Lowther

Lowther Castle is now only a shell, most of it having been demolished in 1957, but it was clearly once a grand place; after her only visit Queen Victoria is reputed to have said that she would not return to the castle as it was too grand for her. The ancestral owners of the castle are the illustrious Earls of Lonsdale, a family of statesmen and sportsmen who are still the largest landowners in the Lake District. The most famous of the Lowthers is perhaps the 5th Earl (1857-1944), known as the Yellow Earl because of the colour of the livery used on his private carriage. He was the first President of the Automobile Association and permitted his family colours to be used by that organisation. The earl was also a patron of amateur boxing and the Lonsdale Belt is named after him.

Within the castle park is the Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre, a sanctuary for some 150 hawks, eagles, falcons, buzzards and owls from around the world. There are daily flying demonstrations at 2pm and 4pm, weather permitting, and the site also has a tearoom and gift shop.

Lowther village itself was built in the 1680s by Sir John Lowther who moved his tenants here to improve the view from the new house he was building. He also built St Michael's Church where several generations of the Lowthers are buried in a series of magnificent tombs beginning with a medieval style alabaster monument to Sir Richard who died in 1608.