Thirlmere is a reservoir in the Lake District, which was created to supply water to the city of Manchester over 100 miles away. Two small lakes and a village were flooded in order to create the reservoir.
in the county of Cumbria
(2.4 miles, 3.9 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...
a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria
(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction W)A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England...
in the county of Cumbria
(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction W)There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park...
in the county of Cumbria
(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction NW)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...
a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria
(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NW)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.....
All towns in Cumbria
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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,.....
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.....
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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