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Poets Walk, Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction N)

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Ullswater looking north from near Glencoyne.

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)

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.....

View from St Martins Church, Martindale.

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction SW)

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Gates leading to Meaburn Hall, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

Hunter Davies (famous author, journalist and broadcaster) described the village as "... one of the most beautiful villages in the country"...

Lanty's Tarn, Keidas, Patterdale Cumbria

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)

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

Old Lead mine buildings, Glenridding

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

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

Boroughgate, the towns main street. Appleby-in-Westmoorland, Cumbria

Appleby-in-Westmorland (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

Appleby, is situated in the valley of the River Eden near to Hoff Beck, stunningly beautiful, it is an ideal centre for both walking and touring...

A picture of Dufton

Dufton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction E)

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A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)

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

Rydal Cave

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.1 miles, 22.8 km, direction SW)

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...

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

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction W)

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...

Absolutely wonderful!

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction SW)

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.....

Rydal Church near Ambleside

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction SW)

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..

Keswick

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction W)

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.....

Grasmere, Autumn colours.

Grasmere (402 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SW)

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

So calm

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction W)

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...

Springtime in Caldbeck

Caldbeck (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction NW)

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.....

Grange Bridge

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction W)

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

Leaping fish

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction SW)

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

Windermere.

Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction S)

Lake Windermere is England's largest lake, and one of it's most popular with visitors. It is 10.5 miles long and approx 1 mile wide. The water of the lake reaches a depth of.....

Recommended attractions near Askham

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction N)

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Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction NE)

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Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction NW)

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Shap Abbey, near the village of Shap in Cumbria, taken in 1963

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction S)

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Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction S)

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

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NE)

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.....

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction W)

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 22.0 km, direction W)

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.....

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SW)

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

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction W)

Derwentwater is one of 16 Lakes set within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is one of the most northerly of the.....

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

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 picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction W)

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Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SW)

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

Langdale Pikes (44 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SW)

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)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction W)

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.....

Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction SW)

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

Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, Cumbria.

Carlisle Cathedral (17 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.2 km, direction N)

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