Borrowdale



Borrowdale from Castle Crag

Borrowdale is a valley and civic parish in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. The valley caters to to lowland visitors and hill-walkers with hotels, guesthouses, holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, youth hostels and campsites.

Understand[edit]

It includes the settlements of Grange, Rosthwaite, Seathwaite, Seatoller, Stonethwaite and Watendlath.

The valley rises in the central Lake District, and runs north carrying the River Derwent into the lake of Derwentwater.

Get in[edit]

By car[edit]

Down the B5286 from Keswick along the east bank of Derwent Water. Over the Honster Pass from Buttermere.

Get around[edit]

Map
Map of Borrowdale

By car[edit]

By public transit[edit]

See and do[edit]

1 Galleny Force, CA12 5UW. Waterfall in Stonethwaite Beck Galleny Force (Q117300442) on Wikidata

Climb the ladder onto the 1 Bowder Stone, 9.1 m (30 ft) high. Bowder Stone (Q4950744) on Wikidata en:Bowder Stone on Wikipedia

2 Great Gable, 899 m (2,949 ft). Great Gable (Q1502223) on Wikidata en:Great Gable on Wikipedia

3 Honister Slate Mine, Honister Pass, CA12 5XN, +44 17687 77230. a working slate mine and adventure centre Honister Slate Mine (Q5896273) on Wikidata Honister Slate Mine on Wikipedia

Buy[edit]

Eat[edit]

Drink[edit]

1 The Flock-Inn Tearoom, Yew Tree Farm, Howe Ln, Rosthwaite, CA12 5XB, +44 1768 777 675, . 10AM-5PM (closed W).

Sleep[edit]

Hazel House

1 Hazel Bank, Borrowdale CA12 5XB, +44 1768 777248. This Victorian country house hotel earns rave reviews for style, service and cuisine. Open Feb-Nov, no children under 16 or dogs. B&B double £150. Hazel Bank Country House Hotel (Q117301840) on Wikidata

2 Royal Oak, Borrowdale CA12 5XB (on B5289 below Hazel Bank), +44 1768 777214. Dog-friendly pub in 18th-century farmhouse with comfy rooms and a good restaurant. "Royal Oak" is a common pub name, don't confuse it with the one in Keswick town. B&B double £150.

3 Seatoller House, Seatoller, CA12 5XN, +44 1768 777 218. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00.

Lodging[edit]

4 YHA Borrowdale, Longthwaite, CA12 5XE, +44 3453 719 624, . Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. YHA Borrowdale (Q117301817) on Wikidata

Camping[edit]

Backcountry[edit]

Go next[edit]

Routes through Borrowdale
Keswick ← Grange ←  N  W  ButtermereCockermouth


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