1.    Sadda and Castlehaw. Sadda is believed to have been an Anglo Saxon chieftain - 'beorgh' was a fortified hill top, hence 'Sadda's beorgh'.Castlehaw is one of many 11th century motte and bailey castles which were held by landowners on behalf of the king. It is approached from the lane at the side of Westwood Books on Long Lane.


2.   Thatched cottage, The Hill, beyond Joss Lane. This cottage, with cruckbeam construction, was the last local building to have a thatched roof. Professor Adam Sedgwick, the father of British geology, lodged there from 1799 with the Quaker family Burton while he attended Sedbergh School. Inside is a cupboard dated 1691 but the cottage is certainly older.

3.   Powell Hall, Sedbergh School. The foundation stone was laid in 1904 and the building contains an assembly hall and classrooms. It was named after Sir Francis Powell who was the Chairman of Governors of Sedbergh School and one of its principal benefactors.

4. The Cloisters, Sedbergh School overlook Dentdale and Holme Fell.
It is a memorial to the boys of Sedbergh  School  who died in the service of their country in the two world wars. Their names are inscribed on 8 stone tablets.

5.   The King's Arms 

In the 19th century the Newcastle/Lancaster stage coach halted outside the King's Arms now the Sedbergh Café. This piece was worked in silk on fine canvas. The Romany caravan, some of the figures and flowers were also worked in silk.



6   The Green Door, Main Street
The sweet shop dates from the 1700s and is the only one left in Sedbergh with an overhanging upper floor.
It was once two houses which means that nowadays it has three doors. The low ceilings indicate that people were much shorter in those days