Threlkeld

Threlkeld is a village and civil parish in the north of the Lake District in Cumbria, England, to the east of Keswick. It is in the historic county of Cumberland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blencathra and Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum.

Blencathra

Peak

Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly of the Cumbrian Mountains, in the English Lake District. It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the Hallsfell Top at 2,848 feet.

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Museum

Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a museum located in Threlkeld three miles east of Keswick, in the Lake District in Cumbria. It includes a quarry with a collection of antique machinery, such as locomotives and cranes, an underground tour of a simulated mine, a geological and mining museum, and mineral panning.

Clough Head

Peak

Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clough Head is a fell, or hill, in the English Lake District. It marks the northern end of the main ridge of the Helvellyn range and is often walked as part of the ridge walk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keswick and Castlerigg stone circle.

Keswick

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Keswick is the northern tourist hub of the Lake District National Park and is a favourite base for serious walkers and climbers, artists and photographers, and anyone who enjoys mountain and lake scenery.

Castlerigg stone circle

Locality

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castlerigg stone circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England. In this period, the Lake District – a mountainous area in which Castlerigg is located – saw particularly high levels of Neolithic stone circle construction, with other similar examples including Swinside, Gamelands, Elva Plain, and Long Meg and Her Daughters. Castlerigg stone circle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Threlkeld.

Threlkeld

Type: Locality
Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.6225° or 54° 37′ 21″ north

Longitude

-3.0449° or 3° 2′ 42″ west

Elevation

568 feet (173 metres)

Open location code

9C6RJXC4+X2

GeoNames ID

7293210

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