Alison’s guidebook

Sightseeing

Keswick

If you fancy a challenge there are great walking opportunities around Keswick. From the almighty Blencathra with it's Sharp Edge (experienced hikers only) to Skiddaw to Catbells there's plenty of choice! Or why not check out the atmospheric Castlerigg stone circle with it's 360 degree panorama? For a cultural experience there is the Theatre by the Lake and the Derwent Pencil Museum. Or you could just enjoy the scenery, amble around the shops, check out Derwent Water and stop off for a bite to eat!

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Keswick

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If you fancy a challenge there are great walking opportunities around Keswick. From the almighty Blencathra with it's Sharp Edge (experienced hikers only) to Skiddaw to Catbells there's plenty of choice! Or why not check out the atmospheric Castlerigg stone circle with it's 360 degree panorama? For a cultural experience there is the Theatre by the Lake and the Derwent Pencil Museum. Or you could just enjoy the scenery, amble around the shops, check out Derwent Water and stop off for a bite to eat!

Rheged Discovery Centre station

There's nowhere quite like Rheged. Where the arts meet good food, family and fun, all under the largest grass roof for miles around. It's an all weather family destination with a two-screen independent cinema showing the latest releases and those family favourites, indoor and outdoor play areas, 3 cafes, family activities and events, shops, a foodhall and a gallery.

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Rheged Discovery Centre station

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There's nowhere quite like Rheged. Where the arts meet good food, family and fun, all under the largest grass roof for miles around. It's an all weather family destination with a two-screen independent cinema showing the latest releases and those family favourites, indoor and outdoor play areas, 3 cafes, family activities and events, shops, a foodhall and a gallery.

Ullswater ne-Aira Force

Take a trip on the Ullswater Steamer, a ramble up Gowbarrow, a picnic by the magnificent Aira Force or become a red squirrel detective. There's plenty to do and see in this stunning part of the Lake District!

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Ullswater ne-Aira Force

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Take a trip on the Ullswater Steamer, a ramble up Gowbarrow, a picnic by the magnificent Aira Force or become a red squirrel detective. There's plenty to do and see in this stunning part of the Lake District!

Long Meg and her Daughters

One of the finest stone circles in the north of England, Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle has a diameter of about 350 feet, the second biggest in the country. Long Meg is the tallest of the 69 stones, about 12 feet high, with three mysterious symbols, its four corners facing the points of the compass and standing some 60 feet outside the circle. William Wordsworth wrote ‘Next to Stonehenge it is beyond dispute the most notable relic that this or probably any other country contains.’

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Long Meg and her Daughters

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One of the finest stone circles in the north of England, Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle has a diameter of about 350 feet, the second biggest in the country. Long Meg is the tallest of the 69 stones, about 12 feet high, with three mysterious symbols, its four corners facing the points of the compass and standing some 60 feet outside the circle. William Wordsworth wrote ‘Next to Stonehenge it is beyond dispute the most notable relic that this or probably any other country contains.’

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill

Acorn Bank has a long history that dates back to the 13th century. The first owners were the Knights Templar in 1228, from whom the nearby village of Temple Sowerby got its name. Today you can wander around the medieval medicinal herb garden, take in the delights of the apple orchard, meander your way to the restored water mill where you can purchase freshly ground flour, check out the house and it's art displays and then relax in the tea room with a brew and a slice of cake!

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Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill

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Acorn Bank has a long history that dates back to the 13th century. The first owners were the Knights Templar in 1228, from whom the nearby village of Temple Sowerby got its name. Today you can wander around the medieval medicinal herb garden, take in the delights of the apple orchard, meander your way to the restored water mill where you can purchase freshly ground flour, check out the house and it's art displays and then relax in the tea room with a brew and a slice of cake!

Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby developed as the market town of Westmorland after the Norman Conquest, having a strategic position in the Eden valley. It is an attractive market town with a great deal of interest and charm. The remarkable Lady Anne Clifford devoted much of her time to restoring the neglected estates, castles and churches in the area. Her work is much in evidence at Appleby, – Appleby Castle was her home for a period of time. Both Lady Anne and her mother, Lady Margaret, are buried in St Lawrence’s Church and commemorated by splendid tombs. In her time there were many beggars, and her concern for those old women in dire need led her to build the almshouses, now called the Hospital of St Anne, near the Castle entrance. Appleby’s uncommonly wide main street, Boroughgate, has been described as one of the finest in England. It runs from the north end, by the cloisters which were designed by Sir Robert Smirke in 1811, to the south end, by the Castle entrance. Appleby has a railway station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, and is a good place to see the steam trains that often pass. Appleby is on or near to the Cumbria Cycle Way, the Westmorland Way, the Pennine Way and the Coast to Coast Walk. The Appleby Horse Fair, set up by charter in 1685 as a fair for horse trading, runs for a week in June, ending on the 2nd Wednesday in June. Today it is world famous, the largest of its kind in the world, attracting a huge gypsy gathering.

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Appleby-in-Westmorland

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Appleby developed as the market town of Westmorland after the Norman Conquest, having a strategic position in the Eden valley. It is an attractive market town with a great deal of interest and charm. The remarkable Lady Anne Clifford devoted much of her time to restoring the neglected estates, castles and churches in the area. Her work is much in evidence at Appleby, – Appleby Castle was her home for a period of time. Both Lady Anne and her mother, Lady Margaret, are buried in St Lawrence’s Church and commemorated by splendid tombs. In her time there were many beggars, and her concern for those old women in dire need led her to build the almshouses, now called the Hospital of St Anne, near the Castle entrance. Appleby’s uncommonly wide main street, Boroughgate, has been described as one of the finest in England. It runs from the north end, by the cloisters which were designed by Sir Robert Smirke in 1811, to the south end, by the Castle entrance. Appleby has a railway station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, and is a good place to see the steam trains that often pass. Appleby is on or near to the Cumbria Cycle Way, the Westmorland Way, the Pennine Way and the Coast to Coast Walk. The Appleby Horse Fair, set up by charter in 1685 as a fair for horse trading, runs for a week in June, ending on the 2nd Wednesday in June. Today it is world famous, the largest of its kind in the world, attracting a huge gypsy gathering.