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PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Eden
Eden
Kirkbampton Start/finish: Carlisle to Coniston.
Kirkbampton
CARLISLE
CARLISLE
Aikton Aikton Scotby Scotby Number of days: 5, including a half
Cumwhinton
Cumwhinton day at Carlisle.
Oulton Oulton
Thursby
Dundraw
Dundraw Thursby Dalston Dalston Distances: Approximately 217 km
Wigton Wreay Wreay (135 miles).
Wigton
Waverton
Waverton
Road conditions: The roads are good,
Gatesgill
Red Dial
Red Dial Gatesgill 0 kilometres 5 but watch out for straying sheep.
Westnewton Rosley Rosley Welton Welton
Westnewton
Ivegill Ivegill 0 miles 5 When to go: Spring is the ideal time
Aspatria
Aspatria
Mealsgate
Sebergham
Mealsgate Sebergham to see hosts of golden daffodils; May–
Jun is when the azaleas are ablaze;
Caldbeck
Caldbeck
Ireby Ireby summer is fun but busy; and Oct has
Gilcrux Gilcrux Plumbland Bothel Bothel Hesket Hesket the blaze of autumn colour.
Plumbland
Newmarket
Newmarket
Uldale Uldale
Tallentire
Tallentire Opening times: Galleries, museums
CUM BRIA
Sunderland
Sunderland CUM BRIA and attractions are generally open
Derwent
Derwent
Bassenthwaite Mosedale Hutton Hutton 10am–5pm, but often close earlier Nov–
Bassenthwaite
Mosedale
COCKERMOUTH
COCKERMOUTH Roof Roof Easter. Shops are often open longer.
Churches are usually open until dusk.
Mungrisdale
Brigham Mungrisdale
Brigham
Embleton
Embleton Main market days: Keswick: Thu &
Skiddaw
Bassenthwaite
Blencathra
Eaglesfield
931m931m
Eaglesfield Bassenthwaite Skiddaw Blencathra Sat; Carlisle: Farmers’ Market, Jun–Oct
Lake Lake
868m868m
Lorton Lorton Whinlatter
Threlkeld
DeanDean Mosser Mosser Whinlatter Threlkeld Sat; Victorian Market Hall, closed Sun.
Pass Pass
Portinscale
WHINLATTER
WHINLATTER Portinscale Shopping: Look out for gingerbread in
KESWICK
Braithwaite
FOREST PARK
FOREST PARK Braithwaite KESWICK Matterdale Grasmere, ice cream in Buttermere, fine
Matterdale
Lamplugh
Lamplugh Newlands relishes in Hawkshead and fudge in
Newlands
Dockray
Loweswater
Derwent
Loweswater Derwent Dockray
WaterWater Cumbr ian Coniston. There are also wool products
Cumbr ian
Crummock
Crummock
Ullswater
Borrowdale
WaterWater Grange Grange Ullswater and glass products from Ambleside.
Glenridding
Glenridding
BUTTERMERE
BUTTERMERE Borrowdale BOWDER Helvellyn Major festivals: Cumbria-wide:
BOWDER
Helvellyn
STONE
Buttermere
Buttermere STONE 950m950m Lake District Summer Music Festival,
Ennerdale
Ennerdale
Thirlmere
WaterWater Thirlmere Wythburn Aug; Carlisle: Blues Rock Festival,
Wythburn
HONISTER
Stonethwaite
PillarPillar HONISTER Stonethwaite Fairfield Sep; Borderlines Book Festival, Oct;
Fairfield
892m892m PASS PASS 873m873m Above Lake Windermere cruiser Cockermouth: Taste Cumbria Food
Great Gable
Great Gable High Street Princess of the Lake, see p204
Mountains
899m899m Mountains High Street Festival, Sep; Keswick: Film Festival,
811m811m
Feb; Words by the Water, Mar; Jazz
Scafell Pike
Scafell Pike Festival, May; Grasmere: Lake Artists’
GRASMERE
978m978m GRASMERE
Bow Fell
Bow Fell RYDAL MOUNT Society Summer Exhibition, Aug.
902m902m RYDAL MOUNT
Rydal Water
Langdale
Langdale Rydal Water AMBLESIDE
AMBLESIDE
Skelwith
Crinkle Crags
Crinkle Crags Skelwith Kentmere DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Kentmere
Hard Knott
Hard Knott 859m859m
Pass Pass Barngates
Barngates
High Wray
Old Man of
Old Man of High Wray Families will love discovering Carlisle
HAWKSHEAD
Coniston
Coniston HAWKSHEAD with its fortifications and cathedral,
803m803m followed by a visit to Cockermouth with
Windermere
Windermere
CONISTON
CONISTON Esthwaite Near Near Bowness its castle ruins. Continue to Whinlatter
Bowness
Esthwaite
Sawrey Sawrey
BRANTWOOD
BRANTWOOD WaterWater Forest Park for a walk or bike ride. Learn
HILL TOP
Torver Torver HILL TOP Far Far about Lakeland stone at Keswick’s
Sawrey Sawrey ancient stone circle, climb the
Grizedale
Coniston
Windermere
Coniston Grizedale Windermere Bowder Stone, cross Honister Pass,
Crosthwaite
Water Water Crosthwaite
High High go down a slate mine and take in
Rusland
Nibthwaite
Nibthwaite Rusland Bowland the scenery on a walk by Buttermere
Bowland
Blawith Blawith Bridge Bridge Lake. Poetry lovers will relish seeing
Newby Newby
FELL FOOT PARK
Lowick Lowick Colton Colton Bridge Bridge FELL FOOT PARK Wordsworth’s cottage and burial
Staveley
Staveley place at Grasmere; his home at Rydal
Backbarrow
Backbarrow Mount, as well as Ambleside and
High Newton Hawkshead – and enjoy a walk or
High Newton
HAVERTHWAITE
Greenodd
Greenodd HAVERTHWAITE go fishing. For full details, see p205.
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