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The Poetry of the Lakes Eden Eden

This tour winds its way around the Lake District, starting with gentle miles through Kirkbampton CARLISLE
Kirkbampton
CARLISLE
green, open pastures grazed by sheep. There are also a few long stretches to cover, Aikton Aikton Scotby Scotby
amid some of the most stupendous natural scenery in all of Britain. The route entails Cumwhinton
Cumwhinton
two lovely, unchallenging passes; taking in scattered slate-roofed farms, it runs Oulton Oulton
alongside lakes great and small, touristy and tranquil. Stop-offs along the way include Dundraw Thursby Dalston Dalston
Thursby
Dundraw
Wigton
the small town of Cockermouth, bustling Keswick on Derwent Water and the famous Wigton Wreay Wreay
Waverton
Dove Cottage in Grasmere, once home to the poet William Wordsworth, who drew Waverton
Gatesgill
Red Dial
his inspiration from the surrounding natural beauty. Red Dial Gatesgill
Westnewton
Westnewton Rosley Rosley Welton Welton
Ivegill Ivegill
Aspatria
Aspatria
Mealsgate
Mealsgate Sebergham
Sebergham
Caldbeck
Caldbeck
Ireby Ireby
Gilcrux Gilcrux Plumbland Bothel Bothel Hesket Hesket
Plumbland
Newmarket
Newmarket
Uldale Uldale
Tallentire
Tallentire
CUM BRIA
Sunderland
Sunderland CUM BRIA
Derwent
Derwent
Bassenthwaite Mosedale Hutton Hutton
Bassenthwaite
Mosedale
COCKERMOUTH
COCKERMOUTH Roof Roof
Mungrisdale
Brigham
Brigham Mungrisdale
Embleton
Embleton
Skiddaw
Bassenthwaite
Blencathra
Eaglesfield
Eaglesfield Bassenthwaite Skiddaw Blencathra
931m931m
Lake Lake
868m868m
Lorton Lorton Whinlatter
Threlkeld
DeanDean Mosser Mosser Whinlatter Threlkeld
Pass Pass
Portinscale
WHINLATTER
WHINLATTER Portinscale
KESWICK
Braithwaite
FOREST PARK
FOREST PARK Braithwaite KESWICK Matterdale
Matterdale
Lamplugh
Lamplugh Newlands
Newlands
Dockray
Derwent
Loweswater
Loweswater Derwent Dockray
WaterWater Cumbr ian
Cumbr ian
Crummock
Crummock
Ullswater
Borrowdale
Above Typical Lake District cottage built with local stone, matching the dry-stone walls WaterWater Grange Grange Ullswater
Glenridding
Glenridding
BUTTERMERE
BUTTERMERE Borrowdale BOWDER Helvellyn
BOWDER
Helvellyn
STONE
Buttermere
Buttermere STONE 950m950m
Ennerdale
Ennerdale
Thirlmere
ACTIVITIES WaterWater Thirlmere Wythburn
Wythburn
HONISTER
Stonethwaite
PillarPillar HONISTER Stonethwaite Fairfield
Fairfield
PASS PASS
Soak up the history of Carlisle, close to the Scottish borders, KEY 892m892m Great Gable 873m873m
Mountains
taking in the magnificent cathedral and the doughty castle Great Gable Mountains High Street
High Street
899m899m
811m811m
Drive route
Visit a traditional brewery to see Cockermouth beer in Scafell Pike GRASMERE
Scafell Pike
production and sample the real ales in the brewery’s bar 978m978m Bow Fell GRASMERE RYDAL MOUNT
Bow Fell
902m902m RYDAL MOUNT
Langdale
Rydal Water
Watch ospreys nesting via CCTV at the Whinlatter Forest Park Langdale Rydal Water AMBLESIDE
AMBLESIDE
Below Traditional cruiser skimming across the Crinkle Crags Skelwith Kentmere
Skelwith
Crinkle Crags
Kentmere
Hard Knott
Go walking, hiking, off-road biking, sailing, canoeing – surface of Ullswater lake near Keswick, see p201 Hard Knott 859m859m Barngates
Pass Pass
Barngates
the Lake District is one vast adventure playground High Wray
High Wray
Old Man of
Old Man of
HAWKSHEAD
Coniston
Coniston HAWKSHEAD
Go underground in the last working slate mine in Britain at 803m803m
the stunning Honister Pass Windermere
Windermere
CONISTON
CONISTON Esthwaite Near Near Bowness
Bowness
Sawrey Sawrey
Spend an evening at the theatre in Keswick and emerge to BRANTWOOD Esthwaite
BRANTWOOD
WaterWater
HILL TOP
find Derwent Water lapping the shore before you Torver Torver HILL TOP Far Far
Sawrey Sawrey
Grizedale
Grizedale
Coniston
Windermere
Try and work out Sarah Nelson’s secret recipe by eating Coniston Windermere Crosthwaite
Crosthwaite
Water Water
her traditional Cumbrian gingerbread in Grasmere High High
Nibthwaite
Rusland
Nibthwaite Rusland Bowland
Bowland
Watch skilled glassblowers at work and buy a memento Blawith Blawith Bridge Bridge
from Ambleside Newby Newby
FELL FOOT PARK
Lowick Lowick Colton Colton Bridge Bridge FELL FOOT PARK
Staveley
Tour the inside of the lakeside Victorian home of John Ruskin Staveley
Backbarrow
the poet, artist, commentator and conservationist Backbarrow
High Newton
High Newton
HAVERTHWAITE
Take a pleasure cruise across Coniston on a steam yacht Greenodd HAVERTHWAITE
Greenodd
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