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A boat on Derwentwater

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (3.1 miles, 5.1 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 (4.1 miles, 6.6 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...

Bassenthwaite, Cumbria

Bassenthwaite (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction N)

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,.....

Grange village in english countryside

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

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

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

A picture of Threlkeld

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction E)

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

Loweswater, in the west of Cumbria

Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.9 miles, 9.5 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...

Buttermere. The Lake District

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.1 miles, 9.8 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...

A picture of Watendlath

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.3 miles, 10.2 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...

Castle Crag slate.

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.2 miles, 11.6 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...

Cockermouth High Street, Cumbria

Cockermouth (4 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NW)

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...

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 (7.7 miles, 12.3 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...

Wasdale Head

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.4 miles, 16.7 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...

Springtime in Caldbeck

Caldbeck (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.8 miles, 17.4 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.....

A picture of Glenridding

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

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

Lanty's Tarn, Keidas, Patterdale Cumbria

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

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

Grasmere

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.0 miles, 20.9 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..

View from St Martins Church, Martindale.

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E)

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Ullswater farm

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

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.....

Maryport Harbour

Maryport (12 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (13.7 miles, 22.1 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...

River Derwent, WORKINGTON, Cumbria `With The Lakeland Fells In Background'

Workington (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.0 miles, 22.4 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...

Recommended attractions near Thornthwaite

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(1.3 miles, 2.1 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.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(2.8 miles, 4.5 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)

(4.2 miles, 6.8 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)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction S)

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Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction E)

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General view showing Cockermouth Castle and Jennings Brewery, Cumbria

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NW)

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

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 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)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction S)

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

Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 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,.....

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction SE)

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

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 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.....

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction S)

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Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction E)

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Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbey Town, Near Silloth, Cumbria

Holme Cultram Abbey (6 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 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.....

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.3 km, direction S)

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

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction SE)

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Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction E)

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St Bees Head in Cumbria

St Bees Head (7 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.7 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.....


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