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Recommended Towns & Villages near Borrowdale

A picture of Stonethwaite

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (0.6 miles, 1.0 km)

Tucked away in a quiet part of Borrowdale where streams tumble down crags amongst a patchwork of old pack-horse trails, scenery does not come more beautiful than that which surrounds this peaceful hamlet in the Langstrath Valley...

So calm

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (1.8 miles, 3.0 km, direction NE)

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...

Grange village in english countryside

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction N)

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

Pack horse bridge

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)

Vast, lonely landscape of towering fells, jewel like streams and tarns situated at the head of the Wasdale Valley with the mighty Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain and Great Gable forming an almost uniformity range of mountains in the distance...

Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction W)

Even when swirling mist rolls in over the stark fells surrounding Buttermere, the little hamlet remains serene in its simplicity and beauty...

From Castlerigg Farm Campsite, looking towards Cat Bells. Lake District

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)

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...

View from Derwentwater, Keswick

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction N)

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.....

Grasmere low sun

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SE)

This tiny stone village is beautifully set between the tranquil waters of Grasmere Lake and the jagged heights of Helm Crag and Nab Scar..

Leaping fish

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SE)

Elterwater is barely 200ft above sea level, it is picturesquely set beneath the glories of the Langdale Pikes..

Little Langdale

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SE)

Little Langdale is a delightful hamlet in a hauntingly beautiful area lying above the Furness Fells...

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)

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

Loweswater, with Mellbreak Fell, CUMBRIA

Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NW)

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...

Pelter Bridge, Rydal

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.4 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

Rydal in the lake district will be forever associated with the poet William Wordsworth who lived here and whose works reflect the beautiful landscape that so vividly captured his imagination almost from the moment he was born...

A picture of Glenridding

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction E)

Glenridding lies in a beautiful area on the south-west side of Ullswater...

Call Box in Patterdale, Lake District, County Cumbria, England

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction E)

The village of Patterdale is a well known vantage point at the head of Ulleswater, close to Brotherswater...

Eskdale

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction SW)

Boot is one of Lakeland's precious jewels, a charming stone village surrounded by towering scenery which includes two of the regions most scenic waterfalls, the Dalegarth Force and Birker Force...

Rydal Water near Ambleside

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SE)

Ambleside, meaning "Shieling" or summer pasture by the riverbank, lies next to the northern shore of Lake Windermere. A busy victorian town ideal as a base when visiting the Lake District..

Gentle farmland of lower Wasdale with the dramatic backdrop of the screes.

Nether Wasdale (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction SW)

Nether Wasdale lies opposite Wasdale Head at the western fringe of Wast Water...

The Copper Mine Valley

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

There is a timelessness about this pretty village which is set beneath the awesome splendour of "The Old Man of Coniston" towering some 2,500ft above...

Eskdale valley scene. Cumbria.

Eskdale Green (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SW)

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Recommended attractions near Borrowdale

A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(1.5 miles, 2.5 km, direction N)

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The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction SE)

I first saw the Lake District many years ago, when for eight out of my eleven day sojourn, it rained, and rained! None-the-less,.....

A view of Langdale Pikes, Little Langdale, Cumbria from Tarn Hows.

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction S)

These famous pikes rise loftily above the village of Langdale, whilst below visitors can savour the wild and desolate beauty of.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction N)

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

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction N)

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.....

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NW)

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.....

Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NW)

The romantic setting between high fells gives Crummock Water its character. It is somewhat overshadowed by other better known.....

Dove Cottage in Grasmere. The one time home of the Poet William Wordsworth

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SE)

Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....

Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SW)

Wast Water is the deepest lake in England at 280 feet deep. The awesome peaks of Sca Fell and Great Gable tower over the wild,.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NE)

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Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)

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Brothers Water from Kirkstone Pass, English Lakes. September 2006. Cannon Powershot 400

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)

Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The.....

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)

This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and.....

General view showing Cockermouth Castle and Jennings Brewery, Cumbria

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW)

These wonderful ruins of a by-gone age can be discovered in the charming inland resort of Cockermouth, amongst Lakeland's.....

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SE)

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Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SE)

This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded.....

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction E)

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Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction SW)

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Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE)

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Lowther Castle with Norman Lowther from Manassas, VA - a direct descendant of Sir Richard Lowther.

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction E)

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