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Bassenthwaite Autumn Sunset.

Bassenthwaite

(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction NW)

This is the most northerly of all the lakes, it resembles beaten silver nestling between the sun dappled heights of soaring fells and mountains. Almost at its shores are Barf,.....

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Threlkeld Village, Cumbria. The Knowe crags in the background.

Threlkeld

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction SE)

This is a magical area of sparking lakes, tumbling waterfalls, high peaks and vast moorland regions...

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The Lake at Keswick

Keswick

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction S)

Keswick is a pretty Market Town that nestles between the spectacular Skiddaw Mountains and the northern end of the serene Derwentwater Lake within the Lake District National Park.....

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From Castlerigg farm campsite, looking towards cat bells. Lake District

Castlerigg

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction S)

Castlerigg is a favoured destination for tourists, it is easily accessible from the market town of Keswick and is within easy reach of the snaking waters of the pretty River Greta, picturesque becks and fells...

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Springtime in Caldbeck

Caldbeck

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction N)

An old brewery stands beside the Caldbeck - a tribute to the cold clear waters which gave the village its name. Caldbeck, which means 'cold stream' in Old Norse, grew up where.....

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Grange village in english countryside

Grange in Borrowdale

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction S)

A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England...

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So calm

Watendlath

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)

A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series...

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Houses in Rosthwaite

Rosthwaite

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction S)

Small as Rosthwaite may be, it has magic and serenity coupled with some of the most unforgettable sights in the Lake District National Park..

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Castle Crag slate.

Borrowdale

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction S)

There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park...

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Loweswater

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SW)

Loweswater is centred in a landscape of grandeur, it is surrounded by Mellbreak Fell, Carling Knott Fell and Burnbank Fell, all excellent climbing and walking country giving views of a mountainous landscape reflected in sun-kissed pewter waters...

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction S)

The best time to view Castlerigg Stone Circle is that eyrie time when night is just giving way to dawn. It is then, with a.....

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Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction S)

Derwentwater is one of 16 Lakes set within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is one of the most northerly of the.....

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Derwent Island House

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction S)

Intriguing 18th-century house on an idyllic wooded island in Derwentwater...

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A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SE)

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Ashness bridge, Derwent water, Cumbria. July 06

Ashness Bridge

(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction S)

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Muntjac Deer at Trotters World Of Animals

Trotters World of Animals

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction SW)

If you happen to visit Keswick in Cumbria do not miss out on Whinlatter Forest Park, for this superb gift of nature is a real.....

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A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)

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Lorton Vale

(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction W)

Famed by Wordsworth in his famous poem 'Yew Trees', the Vale of Lorton is one of the prettiest parts of the Lake District.The.....

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Aira Force, Ullswater, Cumbria

Aira Force

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SE)

Beautiful lake winding through a glaciated valley, and an impressive waterfall which is a Victorian beauty spot...

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