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View of Coniston from Brantwood

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)

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...

Little Langdale

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction E)

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

Hall Dunnerdale

Hall Dunnerdale (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SW)

Scenery does not come much finer than the scenic beauty surrounding the Valley of the River Duddon where you will find the delightful hamlet of Hall Dunnerdale...

Eskdale

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction W)

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...

Pine trees near Torver, Cumbria.

Torver (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SE)

The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's Lake District National Park...

Elterwater

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction E)

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

Wasdale view

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

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

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...

Looking down on Eskdale, Cumbria, on a crisp November morning.

Eskdale Green (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction W)

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Robin

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction NE)

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

Hawkshead interior.

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

The pretty village of Hawkshead is full of old-world picturesque charm throughout its traffic-free streets where one can roam freely to investigate all it has to offer in the way.....

Morning on the Farm

Broughton Mills (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction S)

It offers a panorama of superb views in all directions, and is certainly one of the most magnificent walking areas close to the western fringe of the Lake District National Park...

Heron Crag in the Langstrath Valley  near Smithymire Island and Stonethwaite Borrowdale

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

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

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...

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

Nether Wasdale (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction W)

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

Forest covert with moss at Borrowdale

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction N)

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

Same stream near Rydal, Lake district

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction E)

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...

High Sweden Bridge 4

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction E)

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..

A picture of Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness (1 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction S)

This attractive little place can boast of once being an important market town with a history stretching back to around the 15th and 16th centuries...

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

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction N)

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 Bridge

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction N)

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

Troutbeck, Windermere, Lake District

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction E)

A village that is spread along an old valley road for around one and a half miles. Lots of charm and old cottages, surrounded by beautiful lakeland countryside. Beatrix Potter.....

Recommended attractions near Cockley Beck

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(1.9 miles, 3.0 km, direction W)

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

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NE)

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

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction E)

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

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

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,.....

Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction NW)

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,.....

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)

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

Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction W)

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A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction N)

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Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)

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

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction E)

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

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

Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NW)

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

Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church, Millom, Cumbria.

Millom Castle (1 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction S)

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Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 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.....

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction N)

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.....

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 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.....

The world famous Laurel & Hardy Museum in Ulverston, Cumbria. Birthplace of Stan Laurel

The Laurel & Hardy Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction S)

The Laurel and Hardy Museum is appropriately sited in the town of Ulverston, Stan Laurel's birthplace. He was born in 1890, the.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction N)

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Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction NE)

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Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, Cumbria.

Sizergh Castle (28 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction SE)

This ancient fortress has been the home of the Strickland family for more than 750 years. It began as a 60ft, four storey tower.....


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