Brackenthwaite

Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Buttermere Parish, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Brackenthwaite, Buttermere” and “Brackenthwaite, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Low Fell and Whiteside.

Low Fell

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Low Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It overlooks the lake of Loweswater to the south and to the north is bordered by its neighbour Fellbarrow.

Whiteside

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whiteside is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It stands at the western end of the Grisedale Pike- Hopegill Head ridge overlooking Crummock Water.

Grasmoor

Peak

Photo: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grasmoor is a mountain in the north-western part of the Lake District, northern England. It is the highest peak in a group of hills between the villages of Lorton, Braithwaite and Buttermere, and overlooks Crummock Water. Grasmoor is situated 1½ miles southeast of Brackenthwaite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thackthwaite and Lorton.

Thackthwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at.

Lorton

Village

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lorton is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The village is in two parts: Low Lorton and High Lorton, with the parish church of St Cuthbert standing between them. Lorton is situated 2½ miles north of Brackenthwaite.