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Lake Bassenthwaite from the west bank.

Bassenthwaite (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)

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,.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)

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

A boat on Derwentwater

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (10.8 miles, 17.3 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.....

Carlisle Rail Station

Carlisle (33 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction NE)

For over 1700 years this town occupied an important position on the Scottish-English border, few town's have experienced such turbulent times, but strangely Carlisle has little.....

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

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.3 miles, 18.2 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...

Poets Walk, Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SE)

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Cockermouth High Street, Cumbria

Cockermouth (4 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SW)

Cockermouth is ideally placed to be used as a centre for touring the Lake District National Park. It has a High Street seemingly unaltered, and is ringed by some of the finest scenery in England...

Looking Down To Howtown, Ullswater

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SE)

Ullswater is considered by many to be the lake districts most beautiful lake. It is 7.5 miles of pure beauty, and as you approach it from any direction you will see why. Ullswater.....

Grange village in english countryside

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction S)

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

View from St Martins Church, Martindale.

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)

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A picture of Glenridding

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction S)

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

Tiny Village

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.0 miles, 24.2 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...

Silloth, Cumbria

Silloth (13 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NW)

Silloth lies at one of the widest points along the estuary, it was established as a harbour for coastal shipping during the 19th-century...

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

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction S)

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

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Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (16.1 miles, 26.0 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...

Castle Crag slate.

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (16.6 miles, 26.8 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...

The path at the end of Stonethwaite Campsite, used by a lot of walkers

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction S)

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...

Crummock Water

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SW)

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

Maryport Harbour

Maryport (12 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction W)

Today, first and foremost Maryport is a splendid resort town on the beautiful Solway coast, it is steeped in the maritime history of two thousand years of sea...

A picture of Talkin Tarn Country Park

Brampton (26 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NE)

One of the loveliest features of Brampton is its octagonal Moot Hall, built by the Earl of Lancaster in 1817...

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A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction S)

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 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.....

Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, Cumbria.

Carlisle Cathedral (17 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction NE)

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Looking back toward to inner entrance of Carslisle Castle

Carlisle Castle (9 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NE)

Set in the scenic surroundings on the northern outskirts of Carlisle, the castle built by William Rufus in the late 11th century.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 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.....

Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbey Town, Near Silloth, Cumbria

Holme Cultram Abbey (6 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction NW)

This was a Cistercian foundation of the 12th century of which the nave is now the parish Church of St.Mary, and although the.....

Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SE)

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A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 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.....

General view showing Cockermouth Castle and Jennings Brewery, Cumbria

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SW)

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

Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction SE)

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Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SE)

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A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.4 km, direction S)

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Long Meg & her Daughters (Maughanby Circle)- near Penrith, Cumbria

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction E)

The 12 foot high mass of sandstone known as Long Meg can be found close to a circle of smaller "daughter" stones in a spectacular.....

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction SE)

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Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SW)

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

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction S)

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

Just before the snow arrived... -  - taken at Talkin Tarn country park

Talkin Tarn Country Park (26 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction NE)

This lovely country park occupies a magical landscape close to the historic market town of Brampton. The icy waters forming the.....

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction SE)

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The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction S)

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,.....

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction S)

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


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