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Arundel Castle, West Sussex

Arundel

in the county of West Sussex

All Saints' Church in Ryde

Ryde

in the county of Isle of Wight

Recommended Towns & Villages near Bassenthwaite

A picture of Keswick

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (6.1 miles, 9.9 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.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction SE)

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

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

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.1 miles, 11.4 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...

Cockermouth High Street, Cumbria

Cockermouth (4 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

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

Caldbeck (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.3 miles, 11.7 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.....

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Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.9 miles, 14.4 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...

Grange Bridge

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction S)

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

Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction S)

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

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

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction S)

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 (11.4 miles, 18.4 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...

The Langstrath Country Guest House, STONETHWAITE, Cumbria

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.9 miles, 19.1 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...

Kelly's Ice-Cream Shack in Maryport, Cumbria

Maryport (12 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction W)

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...

A picture of Glenridding

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SE)

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

Workington Harbour, Workington, Cumbria.

Workington (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.3 miles, 23.0 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...

Call Box in Patterdale, Lake District, County Cumbria, England

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

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

The tree

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.8 miles, 23.8 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...

View from St Martins Church, Martindale.

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction SE)

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Ullswater

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SE)

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.....

Silloth, Cumbria

Silloth (13 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NW)

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

Lake District

Grasmere (402 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction S)

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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A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction S)

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)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction S)

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)

(6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction SE)

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.....

General view showing Cockermouth Castle and Jennings Brewery, Cumbria

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)

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Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.5 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 The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)

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Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbey Town, Near Silloth, Cumbria

Holme Cultram Abbey (6 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 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.....

Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction E)

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The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction S)

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 (44 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction S)

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

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 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)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 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.....

Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.6 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,.....

Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction E)

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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, Cumbria.

Carlisle Cathedral (17 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction NE)

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Looking back toward to inner entrance of Carslisle Castle

Carlisle Castle (9 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.0 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.....

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction E)

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Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction E)

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Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction S)

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