Castlehead
Castlehead is a scenic viewpoint in Keswick, Cumberland, England. Castlehead is situated nearby to the forest Cockshot Wood, as well as near St John’s Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Theatre by the Lake and Alhambra Cinema.
Theatre by the Lake
Theater building
Photo: Phil Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Theatre by the Lake is situated on the shores of Derwentwater in the Lake District in Keswick, Cumbria, England. It opened in 1999, replacing the mobile Century Theatre, and was made possible by an Arts Council Lottery Fund Grant. Theatre by the Lake is situated 1,700 feet west of Castlehead.
Alhambra Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alhambra Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 2,200 feet north of Castlehead.
Castlerigg Manor
Community center
Photo: Jackregan, Public domain.
Keswick is a civil parish and a town in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It contains 51 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Castlerigg Manor is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Castlehead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chestnut Hill and Great Crosthwaite.
Chestnut Hill
Suburb
Chestnut Hill is a suburb of Keswick, England, located along the A591 road. It contains the Nether Place Nursing Home and Claremont House, a 19th-century lodge which is an AA 4 diamond hotel.
Great Crosthwaite
Suburb
Great Crosthwaite is a suburb of Keswick in the Lake District, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.
Portinscale
Village
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portinscale is a village in Cumbria, England, close to the western shore of Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park 1+1⁄2 miles from Keswick. For administrative purposes, Portinscale lies within the civil parish of Above Derwent, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
Castlehead
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Keswick, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.59399° or 54° 35′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.1317° or 3° 7′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C6RHVV9+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2682064793OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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