Proud Northern Lady
The Story of Lady Anne Clifford 1590 - 1676
Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery - a legend in her own lifetime.
 Brougham Castle |
From 1605 Lady Anne Clifford fought to inherit her fathers estates. In 1650, aged 60, she won her birthright and set about restoring six castles in Cumbria and Yorkshire.
Lady Anne was generous to her family and her servants, many of who, with 44 carts and two wagons, transported the household goods from castle to castle for twenty-six years until, aged 86, Lady Anne Clifford died at Brougham Castle, Penrith.
A scenic tour through Cumbria's beautiful Eden Valley, the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales National Parks incorporating visits to Castles, Chapels and the Estates once belonging to a proud northern lady.
- Brougham Hall, a fortified home since 1480, now a traditional craft centre and an amazing Doll Museum
- Brougham Chapel - Lady Anne's diaries state "This summer I caused the Chapel at Brougham to be pulled down and new built up again larger and stronger than before …1659"
- Brougham Castle - on the gentle banks of the River Eamont the ruins of a 13th Century fortress
- Brough Castle - stands in a position of natural strength on a steep slope, further protected by the Swindell Beck, which runs below its north face.
- Appleby in Westmorland
on the banks of the River Eden
St. Lawrence's Church where Lady Anne's Tomb, designed while she was still alive carries 24 heraldic shields.
The Widows' Almshouses
Appleby Castle - The Market Town of Kirkby Stephen
- Pendragon Castle in Mallerstang Dale - legend associates the site with the father of King Arthur, Uther Pendragon, who tried to divert the River Eden around the mound to form a moat.
- Dalemain - the home of Sir Edward Hasell who became Lady Anne's "secretarie" and one of her "officers".
- Ullswater - the most dramatic and beautiful of Lakes
