Threlkeld Quarry Play Area
Threlkeld Quarry Play Area is a playground in Threlkeld, Westmorland and Furness, England. Threlkeld Quarry Play Area is situated nearby to the railway station Threlkeld Quarry Station, as well as near Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum and Clough Head.
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. Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Threlkeld Quarry Play Area.
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.
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. Blencathra is situated 2 miles north of Threlkeld Quarry Play Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Threlkeld and Castlerigg stone circle.
Threlkeld
Village
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 2 miles west of Threlkeld Quarry Play Area.
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. Chestnut Hill is situated 3 miles west of Threlkeld Quarry Play Area.
Threlkeld Quarry Play Area
- Type: Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Threlkeld, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.61209° or 54° 36′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.04861° or 3° 2′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6RJX62+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 448804234OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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Highlights include Threlkeld Quarry Station and Threlkeld Quarry.
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