Keswick & North Lakes · Valley
Borrowdale is the lush, steep-sided valley south of Derwentwater, often called the most beautiful in England. Oak woods, the River Derwent, and farms give way to Honister Pass and the high central fel...
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Borrowdale is the lush, steep-sided valley south of Derwentwater, often called the most beautiful in England. Oak woods, the River Derwent, and farms give way to Honister Pass and the high central fells. Weather here is wetter than the rest of the Lakes — Seathwaite is famously England’s wettest inhabited place — which is why it is so green.
It is walking country first: Glaramara, Great Gable, Scafell Pike via Corridor Route, and the Jaws of Borrowdale. Villages are small; come for the landscape.
Wainwright’s “little fortress” in the Jaws; short, steep and worth every step.
Over the fell to a hidden tarn hamlet, back via the woods.
The big Borrowdale day via Sty Head; serious mountain weather.
Places to eat, stay, shop and visit
Lodore Falls Hotel sits at the head of Derwentwater where Borrowdale begins, with a spa and indoor p...
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Mary Mount Bar is a pub in Borrowdale, in the Borrowdale area of the Lake District. A local pint sto...
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A simple Borrowdale farm site for tents, tucked into the valley south of Grange. Ideal if you want G...
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England's greenest valley at peak woodland colour - Castle Crag, Bowder Stone and the Jaws of Borrow...
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