Destinations
Every town & area in the Lakes
81 towns, villages, valleys and lakes — mapped without tracking, ready to explore.
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Keswick & North Lakes
Bassenthwaite
Village and lake in the shadow of Skiddaw — osprey country and the quiet north.
Borrowdale
The lush valley running south from Derwentwater toward Honister Pass and the high central ...
Braithwaite
Fell village west of Keswick, beneath Grisedale Pike and the Coledale round.
Caldbeck
Northern fell village of Howk gorge, Howk caves and John Peel country.
Derwentwater
The lake of islands south of Keswick, with launches, jetties and fells on every shore.
Grange-in-Borrowdale
Double-bridge village where Borrowdale opens onto Derwentwater.
Keswick
Market town surrounded by fells at the northern end of Derwentwater
Newlands
Quiet valley west of Keswick, linking Derwentwater to Buttermere over Newlands Hause.
Portinscale
Lakeside village across the Derwent from Keswick, with quiet jetties and walks to Catbells...
Rosthwaite
Quiet Borrowdale village of farms and walking inns, midway between Keswick and Seatoller.
Seatoller
Hamlet at the foot of Honister Pass, starting point for Seathwaite and Great Gable.
Stonethwaite
Tiny side-valley hamlet beneath Eagle Crag, beloved by walkers.
Thirlmere
Reservoir lake between Helvellyn and the central ridge, on the Keswick–Grasmere road.
Threlkeld
Village under Blencathra, with the old railway trail and mining heritage.
Ullswater & East
Askham
Red-sandstone village on the Lowther estate, between Penrith and Haweswater.
Bampton
Village at the foot of Haweswater, gateway to High Street and the far-eastern fells.
Glenridding
Steamer village at the south-west of Ullswater, trailhead for Helvellyn and Striding Edge.
Haweswater
Remote eastern reservoir in a drowned valley, with High Street and golden eagle country.
Howtown
Steamer stop and walking hamlet on Ullswater’s eastern shore.
Martindale
Remote deer-forest valley on Ullswater’s quiet eastern side.
Matterdale
Upland valley above Ullswater, with Dockray and the Aira Force approaches.
Patterdale
Valley village next to Glenridding, on the Coast to Coast and the path to Grisedale Tarn.
Pooley Bridge
Pretty bridge village at the north end of Ullswater, with sailing, pubs and steamer trips.
Ullswater
Area around England's second largest lake
Watermillock
Scattered lakeside parish on Ullswater’s north-west shore.
Grasmere, Ambleside & Langdale
Ambleside
A charming town at the northern end of Lake Windermere
Chapel Stile
Slate-village heart of Great Langdale, beneath the Langdale Pikes.
Elterwater
Langdale village by a small lake, with the quarry and the walk to Skelwith Force.
Grasmere
Village famous for its association with William Wordsworth
Langdale
Great Langdale — the Pikes, Stickle Tarn, Dungeon Ghyll and classic walking country.
Rydal
Wordsworth’s later home at Rydal Mount, with Rydal Water and Nab Scar.
Skelwith Bridge
Bridge hamlet between Ambleside and Langdale, home to Skelwith Force.
Troutbeck
Linear hillside village of farms and Townend, looking over Windermere.
Troutbeck Bridge
Roadside village between Windermere and Ambleside, at the foot of Troutbeck valley.
Waterhead
Steamer pier and lakeshore just south of Ambleside.
Windermere & South Lakes
Backbarrow
River Leven village of mills and the old ironworks, south of Newby Bridge.
Bowness-on-Windermere
Popular tourist destination on the shores of Lake Windermere
Far Sawrey
Ferry-side twin to Near Sawrey, looking across Windermere to Bowness.
Haverthwaite
Home of the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway in the Leven valley.
Ings
Small village between Staveley and Windermere on the old A591.
Kentmere
Quiet horseshoe valley of reservoirs and high ridges east of Staveley.
Lakeside
Southern steamer terminal on Windermere, with the lakeside railway and aquarium.
Near Sawrey
Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top village, between Esthwaite Water and Windermere.
Newby Bridge
Historic bridge at the foot of Windermere, where river, road and railway meet.
Staveley
Independent village of mills, breweries and bike trails in the Kentmere valley.
Windermere
Town near England's largest natural lake
Wray
Castle and lakeshore on Windermere’s quieter western side.
Coniston, Hawkshead & Duddon
Broughton-in-Furness
Georgian square town at the edge of the Duddon, gateway to the western valleys.
Coniston
Village at the northern end of Coniston Water
Duddon Valley
Wordsworth’s beloved Dunnerdale — a wild southern valley of river, farms and high pass...
Grizedale
Forest between Coniston and Hawkshead, known for sculpture trails and Go Ape.
Hawkshead
Medieval market town with cobbled streets
Satterthwaite
Forest village in Grizedale, on quiet lanes between Hawkshead and the south.
Seathwaite
Duddon-valley hamlet (not the Borrowdale one) beneath Harter Fell and the Walna Scar road.
Torver
Small village on the west shore road, between Coniston and Broughton.
Western Lakes & Coast
Boot
Upper Eskdale hamlet of packhorse bridges, Stanley Ghyll and the railway’s inland termin...
Bootle
Village under Black Combe on the south-west edge of the National Park.
Buttermere
Village between Buttermere and Crummock Water
Ennerdale
The wildest western valley — rewilding forest, Pillar and a roadless head of the lake.
Ennerdale Bridge
Village at the foot of Ennerdale Water, on the Coast to Coast.
Eskdale
Green western valley of the River Esk, Hardknott Pass and the La’al Ratty railway.
Eskdale Green
Main village of Eskdale, with the Outward Bound centre and railway station.
Gosforth
West-coast village with the famous Viking cross, gateway to Wasdale and Eskdale.
Lorton
Twin villages of High and Low Lorton in a green vale between Whinlatter and Crummock.
Loweswater
The quietest of the western lakes, with Mellbreak and a handful of farms.
Nether Wasdale
Village at the foot of Wastwater, also known as Strands.
Ravenglass
Roman harbour village on the estuary, start of the Eskdale railway and Muncaster Castle ne...
Santon Bridge
Bridge hamlet between Wasdale and Eskdale, famous for its inn and the World’s Biggest Li...
Wasdale
Home of Wastwater, Scafell Pike and England’s deepest lake — the wild western heart.
Wasdale Head
Climbing hamlet under Great Gable, with the tiny church and the Wasdale Head Inn.
Gateways to the Lakes
Cartmel
Priory village of sticky toffee pudding, a racecourse and Michelin-starred kitchens.
Cockermouth
Historic market town, birthplace of William Wordsworth
Crosthwaite
Lyth Valley village of damson orchards, between Kendal and Windermere.
Embleton
Village in the Derwent valley between Cockermouth and Bassenthwaite.
Grange-over-Sands
Edwardian promenade town on Morecambe Bay, the southern rail gateway to the Lakes.
Kendal
The Auld Grey Town — limestone yards, castle hill and the classic eastern gateway to the...
Lindale
Village above Grange-over-Sands, on the old road into the south Lakes.
Penrith
Red-sandstone market town and rail hub, gateway to Ullswater, Eden and the A66.
Penruddock
Fell-edge village on the A66, between Penrith and Ullswater.
Ulverston
Festival town of the Hoad Monument, Laurel & Hardy and the Furness peninsula.
Witherslack
Wooded limestone village between the Lyth Valley and Morecambe Bay.