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  1. Casterton Stone Circle
    Casterton Stone Circle

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    Casterton, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 2LF

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Carnforth

    Circle has a diameter of 60' and stands on a flattened mound or platform. There are 20 uprights, none more than 2' high and suggesting perhaps the kerb of a destroyed cairn.

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  1. Skiddaw
    Skiddaw

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    Skiddaw is one of the elite group of mountains in England whose summit eclipses the 3000 foot barrier. It overlooks Keswick and Derwent Water.

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  2. The Heaton Cooper Studio
    The Heaton Cooper Studio
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    The Heaton Cooper Studio
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    The Heaton Cooper Studio

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    The Studio, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9SX

    Telephone

    015394 35280

    info@heatoncooper.co.uk

    Ambleside

    Art gallery and art shop run by the Heaton Cooper family, selling original paintings and prints from 4 generations of the family.

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  3. Penrith Castle
    Penrith Castle

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    Castlegate, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7HX

    Telephone

    0191 2691200

    customers@english-heritage.org.uk

    Penrith

    The mainly 15thC remains of a castle begun by Bishop Strickland of Carlisle and developed by the Nevilles and Richard lll. Set in a municipal park opposite the railway station.

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  4. Swinside Stone Circle
    Swinside Stone Circle

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    Duddon Bridge, Nr Broughton in Furness, Millom, Cumbria

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    Millom

    Originally know as Sunkenkirk, consists of 50 stones at the foot of Black Combe. Access is via a long farm track from a minor road branching off the A595. Well worth the walk!

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  5. Stickle Ghyll
    Stickle Ghyll

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    Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JU

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    Ambleside

    National Trust property on main footpath up to Langdale Pikes. A lovely river walk past small and larger falls.

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  6. Leacet Stone Circle
    Leacet Stone Circle

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    Cliburn, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2DW

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    Penrith

    Circle is 37' across, seven stones and the retaining kerb of a destroyed cairn. Nineteenth-century excavations produced a cremation.

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  7. Whitewater Dash, Dash Fells
    Whitewater Dash, Dash Fells

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    The Dash, Nr Bassenthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4QX

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    Keswick

    Cascades totalling 246ft. From A591 up east side of Bassenthwaite Lake turn right to Orthwaite. Park near Peter House Farm and take road that becomes a track. About 5 mile easy round walk.

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  8. Buttermere
    Buttermere
    Buttermere Lake

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    Buttermere is ringed by the crags and peaks of Haystacks, Feetwith Pike and others. The 4 mile walk around the lake boasts impressive views.

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  9. Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
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    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
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    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens
    Lowther Castle & Gardens

    Address

    Lowther Castle, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HH

    Telephone

    01931 712192

    martin.ogle@lowthercastle.org

    Penrith

    A spectacular Gothic ruin set in 130 acres of ancient and romantic Gardens, award winning Lowther Castle is a place to be inspired; by the setting, the story of the colourful characters who lived here, the transformation of the Gardens and one of…

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  10. Holme Wood
    Holme Wood

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    B5289, South of Cockermouth, Loweswater, Cumbria

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    Loweswater

    Discover the peace and quiet of Holme Wood, a mixed woodland of alder, oak, lime, chestnut, ash and sycamore.

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  11. Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
    Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House

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    Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JT

    Telephone

    015394 46139

    info@blackwell.org.uk

    Windermere

    Blackwell is one of Britain's finest and most important houses from the turn of the last century, situated in a stunning setting overlooking lake Windermere.

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  12. Kendal Castle
    Kendal Castle

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    Kendal, Cumbria, LA9

    Telephone

    01539 822222

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    Cumbria

    Kendal Castle is situated on a mound-like hill, known as a drumlin, to the east of the town of Kendal, Cumbria, in northern England.

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  13. Dob Ghyll
    Dob Ghyll

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    Thirlmere Reservoir, Wythburn, Cumbria

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    Wythburn

    Commence from the Dob Gill Car Park around a kilometre along the road from Wythburn on the western bank of Thirlmere. Take the footpath that ascends through woodland from the back of the car park.

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  14. Eskdale Mill
    Eskdale Mill

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    Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust, Eskdale Mill, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria, CA19 1TG

    Telephone

    01946723335

    manager@eskdalemill.co.uk

    Boot, Holmrook

    Eskdale Mill is a unique experience, nestled in one of the Lake District's most beautiful locations. This charming site embodies the Lake District’s heritage. It is the last remaining working water-powered corn mill in the Lake District.

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  15. Mountain Biking
    Mountain Biking
    Whinlatter Visitor Centre
    Whinlatter Visitor Centre
    Views of Lake Bassenthwaite
    Mountain Biking
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    Walking Trails
    Mountain Biking
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    Whinlatter Visitor Centre
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    Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre

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    Whinlatter Pass, Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TW

    Telephone

    017687 78469

    whinlatter@forestryengland.uk

    Keswick

    Whinlatter Forest Park is England's only true mountain forest. Rising to 790 metres above sea level Whinlatter offers spectacular views of the Lake District and into Scotland.

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  16. Great Gable
    Great Gable

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    Great Gable is a mountain of perfect proportions so much so that it was chosen as the motif for the Lake District National Park.

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  17. Black Combe - Photo by Mark Winterbourne from Leeds. West Yorkshire, United Kingdom / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
    Black Combe - Photo by Mark Winterbourne from Leeds. West Yorkshire, United Kingdom / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
    Black Combe

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    The long ridge of Black Combe rises almost from the sea and is linked to the Ulpha Fells which run north into the heart of the Lake District.

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  18. South Walney Nature Reserve
    South Walney Nature Reserve

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    Coastguard Cottages, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3YQ

    Telephone

    01229 471066

    mail@cumbriawildlifetrust.org

    Barrow-in-Furness

    A wild, exposed coastal reserve with thousands of breeding seabirds, wintering birds, grey seals and coastal Flora. Four miles of trail and 8 hides give amazing views of Morecambe Bay.

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  19. Ullswater Steamers
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    Ullswater Steamers

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    The Pier House, Glenridding, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0US

    Telephone

    017684 82229

    enquiries@ullswater-steamers.co.uk

    Penrith

    The ‘Steamers’ create the perfect opportunity to combine a cruise on a beautiful lake with some of the most famous and spectacular walks in the Lake District. Operating an all year service with varying timetable connections. Cruise times vary from…

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