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Castle Crag, Borrowdale, Cumbria

Borrowdale

(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)

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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Rosthwaite, Borrowdale Valley

Rosthwaite

(0.9 miles, 1.4 km)

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

Stonethwaite

(1.1 miles, 1.8 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...

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A picture of Watendlath

Watendlath

(2.4 miles, 3.8 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...

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Grange village in english countryside

Grange in Borrowdale

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction N)

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

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Alpine Britain

Wasdale Head

(4.5 miles, 7.3 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...

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Buttermere

Buttermere

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NW)

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

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

Castlerigg

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

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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Vale of Keswick, Cumbria

Keswick

(6.2 miles, 9.9 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.....

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Grasmere, Autumn colours.

Grasmere

(6.9 miles, 11.1 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..

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Classic Morgan on the Honister Pass

Honiston Pass

(0.0 miles, 0.1 km)

Honister Pass is a mountain pass in the English Lake District. It is one of Cumbria's highest passes, with a gradient of 1 in 4.....

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A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone

(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction N)

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The Lake District

The Lake District

(4.6 miles, 7.4 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,.....

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

Langdale Pikes

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction SE)

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

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Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater

(5.8 miles, 9.3 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.....

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Derwent Island House

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction N)

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

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Ashness bridge, Derwent water, Cumbria. July 06

Ashness Bridge

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NE)

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Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction NW)

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

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A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park

(6.4 miles, 10.4 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.....

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NE)

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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