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High and Low Lorton sit in a green vale between Whinlatter and Crummock, more farming villages than tourist spots. Yew trees, a village hall, and the lane to Buttermere. Whinlatter Forest’s mountain...
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High and Low Lorton sit in a green vale between Whinlatter and Crummock, more farming villages than tourist spots. Yew trees, a village hall, and the lane to Buttermere. Whinlatter Forest’s mountain-bike trails are over the pass.
A peaceful base if you want the north-west fells without Keswick’s bustle.
770 m · 5–7 hrs
517 m · 3–5 hrs
510 m · 3–5 hrs
450 m · 3–5 hrs
416 m · 1.5–3 hrs
Waymarked walks and bike routes from the visitor centre over the pass.
Elegant ridges above Lanthwaite; among the best in the north-west.
Places to eat, stay, shop and visit
Wheatsheaf Inn is a pub in Lorton, in the Lorton area of the Lake District. A local pint stop for wa...
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Farm camping in the Lorton Vale, between Whinlatter and Crummock Water. Green fields, fells on three...
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Talks, films and harvest suppers in the Vale of Lorton. Dates can shift year to year - always confir...
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