Guidebook for South View
Food Scene
The Coffee Kitchen
40 Challoner StGood Coffee and lovely home made bread here!
Old Pub with great atmosphere and food, what more could you ask for!
And did I mention that if you have lunch here you can take a lovely walk close by up Sale Fell to walk it off!
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The Pheasant Inn Hotel & Restaurant
Old Pub with great atmosphere and food, what more could you ask for!
And did I mention that if you have lunch here you can take a lovely walk close by up Sale Fell to walk it off!
Restaurant and Pub with exceptional food at reasonable prices!
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Castle Bar
14 Market PlRestaurant and Pub with exceptional food at reasonable prices!
Fab food at reasonable prices, Bistro for Casual Dining and Coach House for Dressing Up for Dinner. Afternoon Tea great too.
Ravenstone Lodge
A591 Fab food at reasonable prices, Bistro for Casual Dining and Coach House for Dressing Up for Dinner. Afternoon Tea great too.
16th Century architecture, great hosts and wonderful atmosphere to have a beer or a meal.
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The Sun Inn
The Rake16th Century architecture, great hosts and wonderful atmosphere to have a beer or a meal.
Restaurant and Bar within a few minutes walk from South View.
Castle Inn Hotel by BW Signature Collection, Keswick
Restaurant and Bar within a few minutes walk from South View.
Entertainment & Activities
The oldest and longest narrow gauge heritage steam railway in Lakeland. Station stops link to spectacular walking routes.
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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Co.Ltd
Main StreetThe oldest and longest narrow gauge heritage steam railway in Lakeland. Station stops link to spectacular walking routes.
Go on Ulswater Steamer to see stunning scenery from the leisure of the steam boat. You can get off at certain stops and rejoin the next boat or walk to the next access point. Fabulous scenery!
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Ullswater Steamers
Grisedale BridgeGo on Ulswater Steamer to see stunning scenery from the leisure of the steam boat. You can get off at certain stops and rejoin the next boat or walk to the next access point. Fabulous scenery!
Take a tour of The Jennings Brewery where they make Cumberland, Bassenthwaite Beauty and Cockerhoop to name a few.
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Jennings Brewery Shop and Tour
Brewery LaneTake a tour of The Jennings Brewery where they make Cumberland, Bassenthwaite Beauty and Cockerhoop to name a few.
Spa facilities, also good for Lunch or Afternoon Tea. Lovely backdrop of Bassenthwaite Lake.
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Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa in Lake district
B5291Spa facilities, also good for Lunch or Afternoon Tea. Lovely backdrop of Bassenthwaite Lake.
Lake District Cheese Factory where you can sample cheese made here and further afield at knock down prices from the factory shop.
The Lake District Creamery
Station Road Lake District Cheese Factory where you can sample cheese made here and further afield at knock down prices from the factory shop.
Animal Park great for kids and adults alike. Some exotic animals kept here like meerkats.
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I-Lake District Wildlife Park
Animal Park great for kids and adults alike. Some exotic animals kept here like meerkats.
Tour the Distillery where you can try out the Whisky, Vodka and Gin made on the premises. Bistro is great for Lunch and afternoon tea/coffee (or Gin).
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The Lakes Distillery
Tour the Distillery where you can try out the Whisky, Vodka and Gin made on the premises. Bistro is great for Lunch and afternoon tea/coffee (or Gin).
Visit the slate mine, cafe and shop. Take a tour of the slate mine and see what can be made out of beautiful green tinged Honister slate. For those that enjoy extreme adventure there is the Via Ferrata (high climbing and infinity bridge previously used by army for extreme heights training).
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Honister Slate Mine
Honister PassVisit the slate mine, cafe and shop. Take a tour of the slate mine and see what can be made out of beautiful green tinged Honister slate. For those that enjoy extreme adventure there is the Via Ferrata (high climbing and infinity bridge previously used by army for extreme heights training).
Getting Around
Take the train down the Cumbrain coastline to Barrow in Furness and enjoy fabulous scenery at every stop on your way. Carry on all the way to Askam and hop off for a bit of lunch before taking your return journey making a wonderful day out!
Station Road
Station RoadTake the train down the Cumbrain coastline to Barrow in Furness and enjoy fabulous scenery at every stop on your way. Carry on all the way to Askam and hop off for a bit of lunch before taking your return journey making a wonderful day out!
Carlisle Train Station accessible by bus which is a short walk from South View. Carlisle has links to London, Penrith and Newcastle.
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Carlisle station
Court SquareCarlisle Train Station accessible by bus which is a short walk from South View. Carlisle has links to London, Penrith and Newcastle.
Bus route from 554 from Keswick to Bassenthwaite (Drops off at Castle Inn - a few minutes walk from South View) and then on to Carlisle.
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Bus Station (Stand 1)
Bus route from 554 from Keswick to Bassenthwaite (Drops off at Castle Inn - a few minutes walk from South View) and then on to Carlisle.
Shopping
Lots of quaint shops, great for outdoor clothing and trinkets. Touristy but well worth a visit. Outdoor Market on certain days. Lots of Restaurants and Pubs too to meet all tastes. Take the 554 bus from the Castle Inn and you can enjoy a bevvy too!
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Keswick
Lots of quaint shops, great for outdoor clothing and trinkets. Touristy but well worth a visit. Outdoor Market on certain days. Lots of Restaurants and Pubs too to meet all tastes. Take the 554 bus from the Castle Inn and you can enjoy a bevvy too!
Arts & Culture
Be inspired by artists and create your own adventures in art. With workshops in creative crafts from animation, cartoons and illustrations to model making there is something for all the family to create.
Discover the secrets behind the fascinating history of the escape artist’s pencil that RAF pilots carried with them during the war to guide them safely home, in our Secret Pencil Exhibition.
Find out exactly how we get colour into a pencil today and let the kids imaginations run free in the Kids Art Studio. Relax and have a cuppa and a sticky bun at our riverside location with views of Catbells.
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The Pencil Museum
Be inspired by artists and create your own adventures in art. With workshops in creative crafts from animation, cartoons and illustrations to model making there is something for all the family to create.
Discover the secrets behind the fascinating history of the escape artist’s pencil that RAF pilots carried with them during the war to guide them safely home, in our Secret Pencil Exhibition.
Find out exactly how we get colour into a pencil today and let the kids imaginations run free in the Kids Art Studio. Relax and have a cuppa and a sticky bun at our riverside location with views of Catbells.
The theatre, hailed by The Independent as "the most beautifully located and friendly theatre in Britain". It is set a short stroll from Derwentwater on the edge of Keswick, amid the magnificent western fells of the Lake District.
There are two stages, a 400-seat Main House and 100-seat Studio; with productions of classic, modern and new plays throughout the year. Six plays are performed in repertory from May to November by a resident company of up to 14 actors.
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Theatre by the Lake
Lake RoadThe theatre, hailed by The Independent as "the most beautifully located and friendly theatre in Britain". It is set a short stroll from Derwentwater on the edge of Keswick, amid the magnificent western fells of the Lake District.
There are two stages, a 400-seat Main House and 100-seat Studio; with productions of classic, modern and new plays throughout the year. Six plays are performed in repertory from May to November by a resident company of up to 14 actors.
Mire House and Gardens, a bit of culture and grandeur from this stately home that backs onto Bassenthwaite Lake.
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Mirehouse & Gardens
A591Mire House and Gardens, a bit of culture and grandeur from this stately home that backs onto Bassenthwaite Lake.
Cockermouth is the home of William Wordsworth famous poet. See his ancestral house and gardens. Cockermouth is a lovely town to visit and to have a meal.
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Wordsworth House and Garden
Main StreetCockermouth is the home of William Wordsworth famous poet. See his ancestral house and gardens. Cockermouth is a lovely town to visit and to have a meal.
Parks & Nature
Take a walk around stunning Buttermere and finish off with an ice cream or even better a pint at one of the local pubs with beautiful backdrops.
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Buttermere
Take a walk around stunning Buttermere and finish off with an ice cream or even better a pint at one of the local pubs with beautiful backdrops.
RSPB Nature reserve with stunning view across the Solway Firth.
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RSPB Campfield Marsh
RSPB Nature reserve with stunning view across the Solway Firth.
Quaint Seaside town. Enjoy Fish and Chips or an ice cream on the beach.
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Allonby
Quaint Seaside town. Enjoy Fish and Chips or an ice cream on the beach.
Beautiful and accessible waterfall in the stunning backdrop of Ulswater.
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Ullswater ne-Aira Force
Beautiful and accessible waterfall in the stunning backdrop of Ulswater.
Keswick Launch offers 50 minute trips around beautiful Derwent Water. You can hop on and off as you like to walk around the lake or climb the mountains.
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Derwent Water Marina
Keswick Launch offers 50 minute trips around beautiful Derwent Water. You can hop on and off as you like to walk around the lake or climb the mountains.
Lots of walking trails through woodland. Go Ape provides activities for families including Forrest Tarzan Swing and Zip Wire.
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Whinlatter Forest Park
Whinlatter PassLots of walking trails through woodland. Go Ape provides activities for families including Forrest Tarzan Swing and Zip Wire.
One of the well known Wainrights Walks! We have great access to the majority of the Fells. Central, Northern, North Western, North Eastern all within a half hour drive.
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Helvellyn
One of the well known Wainrights Walks! We have great access to the majority of the Fells. Central, Northern, North Western, North Eastern all within a half hour drive.
Sailing Club holds regular Regattas throughout the season. Lovely to watch colourful sails from the banks of Bassenthwaite Lake.
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Bassenthwaite Lake Station
Sailing Club holds regular Regattas throughout the season. Lovely to watch colourful sails from the banks of Bassenthwaite Lake.
See the Osprey from the view point in Dodds Wood. Nesting birds return to Bassenthwaite every year. Little Dodd is also one of Wainwrights walks.
Osprey View Point station
See the Osprey from the view point in Dodds Wood. Nesting birds return to Bassenthwaite every year. Little Dodd is also one of Wainwrights walks.
Skiddaw can be accessed by foot from South View. It is the 4th highest peak in England so is not for the faint hearted. It weill take you most of the day to complete of you take in Ullock Pike and the surrounding lesser fells.
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Skiddaw
Skiddaw can be accessed by foot from South View. It is the 4th highest peak in England so is not for the faint hearted. It weill take you most of the day to complete of you take in Ullock Pike and the surrounding lesser fells.
Great hike with stunning 360 degree views. Not overly strenuous! Pheasant Pub situated close by to point of descent (great having a pint as a reward).
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Sale Fell
Great hike with stunning 360 degree views. Not overly strenuous! Pheasant Pub situated close by to point of descent (great having a pint as a reward).
Great views of Keswick, Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake. Not too strenuous for those not up to uphill hiking.
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Latrigg
Great views of Keswick, Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake. Not too strenuous for those not up to uphill hiking.
Take a walk by the lake. Fishing licence available from Castle Inn. Kyaking lessons available from Bassenfell Christian Centre (by pre-arrangement).
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Bassenthwaite Lake
Take a walk by the lake. Fishing licence available from Castle Inn. Kyaking lessons available from Bassenfell Christian Centre (by pre-arrangement).