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Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction S)

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...

Maryport Harbour

Maryport (12 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction NW)

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...

Evening over Workington, Workington, Cumbria.

Workington (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

Ancient market town of quintessential English charm, where you could easily swap the modern day cars parked in gracious tree-lined avenues for the horse and carriage of Victorian times...

Bassenthwaite, Cumbria

Bassenthwaite (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction E)

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,.....

Looking down on Buttermere, Lake District, Cumbria.

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SE)

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

A view of Derwent water

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)

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.....

Winter Solstice 2011, Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick, Cumbria

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction SE)

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...

Grange in Cumbria

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction SE)

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

Whitey Rock to shore, Whitehaven

Whitehaven (79 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)

This attractive, historic Cumbrian resort owes much to the ingenuity of the Lowther family, who developed Whitehaven as a port for shipping and the export of Cumbrian coal...

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

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction E)

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

Watendlath Tarn. Cumbria.   Taken Aug 05 using a Canon Powershot S50

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

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...

The shelter, Green Gable, Borrowdale, Cumbria

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE)

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 (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SE)

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...

The pretty village of Caldbeck in Cumbria.  Taken Nov 05 using Canon Powershot S50

Caldbeck (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction NE)

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.....

Wasdale Head

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction S)

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...

St Bees as seen from clifftops

St Bees (26 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

St.Bees, the most westerly coastal village on the wild cumbrian coast, is a vision of loveliness...

On the beach at Silloth

Silloth (13 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction N)

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

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

Nether Wasdale (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction S)

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

Eskdale

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction S)

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...

Eskdale valley scene. Cumbria.

Eskdale Green (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction S)

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Recommended attractions near Cockermouth

General view showing Cockermouth Castle and Jennings Brewery, Cumbria

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

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

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction SE)

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)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction S)

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

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction SE)

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)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction E)

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 The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction SE)

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A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction E)

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Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbey Town, Near Silloth, Cumbria

Holme Cultram Abbey (6 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction N)

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

St Bees Head in Cumbria

St Bees Head (7 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SW)

These are the only cliffs on the coast of Cumbria, and it here visitors can catch a glimpse of the sheer drama of sea-birds, for.....

Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction S)

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,.....

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 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)

(17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction SE)

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

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction S)

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 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.....

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction SE)

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

Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction S)

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Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(22.9 miles, 36.9 km, direction SE)

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

Looking back toward to inner entrance of Carslisle Castle

Carlisle Castle (9 Pictures)

(23.6 miles, 38.0 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.....

Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, Cumbria.

Carlisle Cathedral (17 Pictures)

(23.6 miles, 38.0 km, direction NE)

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Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(26.9 miles, 43.3 km, direction SE)

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