Thornthwaite Forest

Places of Interest

Skiddaw

Peak

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. Its 931-metre summit is traditionally considered to be the fourth-highest peak but depending on what topographic prominence is thought to be significant is also variously ranked as the third- and the sixth-highest in England.

Mirehouse

Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mirehouse is a 17th-century house to the north of Keswick in Cumbria, at the foot of Dodd, near Bassenthwaite Lake and St Bega's Church, on the A591 road.

Dodd

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dodd is a small fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, four kilometres north-west of Keswick. It forms part of the Skiddaw range in the northern part of the national park and the slopes are heavily wooded.

Places in the Area

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.

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.

Braithwaite

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge.

Thornthwaite Forest

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Forests to Discover

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