Borrowdale and Derwent Water, Lake District, England


Lake District, Cumbria	Borrowdale and Derwent Water

A secluded village off the main road, and at the foot of the Whinlatter Pass. There is a scenic road over the pass to Buttermere.; The village church, built in 1900, is dedicated to St Herbert, the local saint, who was a hermit on an island on Derwent Water.

Keswick: Once a market and mining centre, Keswick is now home to climbers, walkers and holiday makers.; The poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey lived at Greta Hall (now part of Keswick School) in the early 19th century.; The Fitz Park Museum contains manuscripts of local poets and a mineral collection.; Details of an historic town walk can be obtained from the Tourist Information Centre at the Moot Hall in the Market Square

Grange in Borrowdale: Named after the grange or granary that the monks of Furness Abbey originally had here, the village is reached over an old double bridge; One of the most attractive villages in the area. Borrowdale itself is a very beautiful valley, with towering crags and wooded fells.; A mile north of Grange are the Lodore Falls, which are spectacular after heavy rain; A mile to the south is the Bowder Stone, an impressive remnant of the Ice Age

Watendlath: A small "hanging valley" two miles south of Keswick. It contains Ashness Bridge, particularly popular with photographers as it has a backdrop of the lake, woods and Skiddaw in the distance; The National Trust owns all the buildings in the small hamlet of Watendlath; Watendlath was the setting for the novel Judith Paris by Sir Hugh Walpole, who lived in Borrowdale

Rosthwaite: A small hamlet in the middle of Borrowdale The National Trust own most of the buildings and also Johnny Wood, a fine oak woodland, with a nature trail featuring interesting flora; The whole area round Rosthwaite has broad-leaved woodlands which are fine examples of valley-side woods, rich in mosses and lovely to look at. Again the National Trust owns much of these woods

Seatoller: The hamlet is at the head of the beautiful Borrowdale valley. The cottages were built in 1643 to house the workers at the then newly opened slate quarry (which still produces high quality slate today); The Lake District National Park Dalehead Base is in a converted barn in the hamlet. There are exhibitions of the geography, history and geology of the area.; A mile further up the alley is Seathwaite, which is the wettest place in Britain at 120 inches per year. They say it does not have more rainy days than other places, it is just that when it does rain, it rains more

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