Lake District National Park
The Lake District National Park, in North West England is the largest national park in England, occupying 885 sq mi. It is considered one of England's most scenic regions and is the country's premier destination for hiking and climbing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glaramara and Base Brown.
Glaramara
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glaramara is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is a substantial fell that is part of a long ridge that stretches for over six kilometres from Stonethwaite in Borrowdale up to the important mountain pass of Esk Hause.
Base Brown
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Base Brown is a fell in England's Lake District, near the head of the Borrowdale Valley. It forms one side of the Seathwaite Valley, and on the western side it is flanked by the hanging valley of Gillercomb.
Honister Slate Mine
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria is the last working slate mine in England. Quarrying for Westmorland green slate has been taking place in the area since the late 17th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seathwaite and Seatoller.
Seathwaite
Hamlet
Seathwaite is a small hamlet in the Borrowdale civil parish of Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Lake District near Scafell Pike and 8 miles southwest of Keswick at the end of a minor road that heads southwest from the hamlet of Seatoller…
Seatoller
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seatoller is a settlement in Borrowdale in the English Lake District. Historically part of Cumberland, it lies on the B5289 road at the east foot of the Honister Pass, and to the south of Derwent Water.
Stonethwaite
Hamlet
Stonethwaite is a small village in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, it is situated in the valley of the Stonethwaite Beck, a side valley of Borrowdale, and within the Lake District National Park.
Lake District National Park
- Type: Park
- Location: Borrowdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.5° or 54° 30′ northLongitude
-3.16667° or 3° 10′ westElevation
1,411 feet (430 metres)Open location code
9C6RGR2M+28GeoNames ID
2645021
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