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  1. Fisher Place Gill
    Fisher Place Gill

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    Thirlmere, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4TN

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Keswick

    Thunderous cascades on the Western flanks of the Dodds, near St John's in the Vale and Thirlmere.

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  2. Raise Beck Falls
    Raise Beck Falls

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    Thirlmere

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    Coming over Dunmail Raise falls can be viewed from road to right. On the side of Willie Wife Moor.

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  3. Scale Force
    Scale Force

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    Buttermere, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9XA

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    Cockermouth

    At 172 ft the highest fall in Lakeland. Hidden in tree-lined cleft. 2.5 miles from Buttermere car park - follow signs to fall. Care need in scrambling to foot of fall.

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  4. The Howk
    The Howk

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    Caldbeck, Cumbria, CA7 8EA

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    Cumbria

    Limestone gorge falls. Park near village pond in Caldbeck. Walk down hill to farm with 'Howk' on barn end, follow the path for a further 0.5 mile.

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  5. Levers Water Falls
    Levers Water Falls

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    Coniston Coppermines, Consion, Cumbria, LA21 8HP

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    Consion

    Situated in the upper Coppermines valley and en route to Levers Water.

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  6. Sourmilk Ghyll
    Sourmilk Ghyll

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    Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9SX

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    Ambleside

    Pools and falls cascading from Easedale Tarn. Mountain scenery. About 1 mile walk from the nearest road and car park. Take road to left after Heaton Cooper studio (Easedale Road).

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  7. Spout Force
    Spout Force

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    Whinlatter Visitor Centre, Whinlatter, Braithwaite, Keswick, CA12 5TW

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    Braithwaite

    Parking 2 miles from Whinlatter Visitor Centre on B5292, Whinlatter Pass road. 15 minutes walk to view fall or 2 mile round marked walk through Forestry Commission woodland.

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  8. 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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  9. Skelwith Force
    Skelwith Force

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    Skelwith Bridge, Langdale, Nr Ambelside, Cumbria, LA22 9NN

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    Nr Ambelside

    On the Brathay river behind Skelwith Bridge Hotel. 16ft drop

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  10. Galleny Force
    Galleny Force

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    Stonethwaite, Borrowdale Valley, Keswick, CA12 5XG

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    Borrowdale Valley

    Also know as Fairy Glen. Nr Stonethwaite. Collection of quite large pools and small falls, some wooded areas alongside the river.

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  11. Lodore Falls
    Lodore Falls

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    Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5UX

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    Keswick

    In a ravine behind The Lodore Falls Hotel. 40ft fall surrounded by woods and crags. Parking 0.5 mile from entrance to falls behind Hotel or take the launch down Derwentwater. On property owned by hotel - small charge for access.

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  12. Sourmilk Ghyll
    Sourmilk Ghyll

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    Seathwaite, Borrowdale, Cumbria, CA12 5XJ

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    Borrowdale

    Long cascade over slabs, easily seen from the road. Park along the road near Seathwaite Farm. Steep but good path, small amount of scrambling required. About 0.5 mile walk in.

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  13. Taylor-Gill Force
    Taylor-Gill Force

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    Borrowdale Valley, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5XJ

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    Keswick

    Taylor Gill Force is situated at Stockley Bridge, Seathwaite, on the path between Seathwaite and Sty Head, at the head of the beautiful Borrowdale Valley.

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  14. Hell Gill force
    Hell Gill force

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    Great langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JY

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    Ambleside

    Great Langdale waterfall, high up on mountainside, on Whorneyside Fell.

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  15. Hawkshead Brewery & Beer Hall
    Hawkshead Brewery & Beer Hall

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    Mill Yard, Back Lane, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9LR

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    01539 825260

    info@hawksheadbrewery.co.uk

    Kendal

    The beer hall is the Brewery Tap, sampling room, visitors centre and beer shop. it is a fully licensed bar which looks down onto the brew house.

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less than 2 miles

  1. Cowshed Creative
    Cowshed Creative

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    Cowshed Creative, Browfoot Farm, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9JQ

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    01539 821210

    Cowshed.creative@btinternet.com

    Staveley, Kendal

    Inspiring art and craft workshops based in a stunning open plan studio. Treat yourself to a special creative day and enjoy the amazing Lakeland landscape and tranquillity of the Kentmere Valley. 2 course lunch included in the fee.

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less than 5 miles

  1. Winster Valley
    Winster Valley

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    Windermere Road, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9PL

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Kendal

    The Lyth and Winster valleys form a landscape of unspoilt pastoral delights - damson trees clustered in small orchards close to white-washed farmhouses, broadleaved woodlands brimming with bluebells and peaceful green undulating pastures.

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  2. Townend
    Townend

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    Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1LB

    Telephone

    015394 32628

    townend@nationaltrust.org.uk

    Windermere

    A real Lakeland hidden treasure set in the beautiful village of Troutbeck, this 17thC solid stone and slate house sits imposingly on the hillside, its huge chimneys typical of the area.

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  3. Waitby Greenriggs Nature Reserve
    Waitby Greenriggs Nature Reserve
    Waitby Greenriggs Nature Reserve

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    Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, LA8 8LX

    Telephone

    01539 816300

    mail@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk

    Cumbria

    A secluded and tranquil railway cutting and embankment where a wealth of wildflowers can be seen in the summer along with many species of butterfly

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  4. The Peter Rabbit Garden at The World of Beatrix Potter
    The Peter Rabbit Garden at The World of Beatrix Potter

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    The Old Laundry, Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BX

    Telephone

    015394 88444

    information@hop-skip-jump.com

    Bowness-on-Windermere

    The Peter Rabbit Garden has proved tremendously popular with visitors who have delighted in the beauty and attention to detail in the design and the way the garden evokes the atmosphere of the Peter Rabbit stories.

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