Gosforth

Western Lakes & Coast · Village

Gosforth is a west-coast village with one of Britain’s finest Viking monuments — the Gosforth Cross in the churchyard, a 10th-century sandstone preaching cross mixing Norse myth and Christianity. ...

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About Gosforth

Gosforth is a west-coast village with one of Britain’s finest Viking monuments — the Gosforth Cross in the churchyard, a 10th-century sandstone preaching cross mixing Norse myth and Christianity. It is the lowland gateway to Wasdale and Eskdale.

Not a walking village in itself, but a cultured stop on the way to the high valleys.

Famous for

  • Gosforth Cross
  • St Mary’s church
  • Gateway to Wasdale and Eskdale

Lakes & water nearby

Fells & mountains

  • Seatallan
  • Buckbarrow
  • Middle Fell

Walks from here

  • Church and cross 20 min

    Don’t skip the churchyard; the cross is extraordinary.

  • Blengdale 2 hrs

    Forest and river toward the Wasdale fells.

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West Cumberland Hospital
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West Cumberland Hospital

Acute hospital for west Cumbria at Whitehaven, serving Wasdale, Eskdale, Ennerdale, Gosforth, Seasca...

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Golden Fleece
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Golden Fleece

Golden Fleece is a pub in Gosforth, in the Gosforth area of the Lake District. A local pint stop for...

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Gosforth Hall Inn
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Gosforth Hall Inn

Gosforth Hall Inn is a well-known Lake District pub in Gosforth. Food is served (british). Real ale ...

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Lion & Lamb
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Lion & Lamb

Lion & Lamb is a pub in Gosforth, in the Gosforth area of the Lake District. A local pint stop for w...

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Red Admiral
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Red Admiral

Red Admiral is a pub in Gosforth, in the Gosforth area of the Lake District. A local pint stop for w...

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Red Admiral
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Red Admiral

Red Admiral is a pub in Gosforth, in the Gosforth area of the Lake District. A local pint stop for w...

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