Sheepclose Plantation
Sheepclose Plantation is a forest in Keswick, Cumberland, England. Sheepclose Plantation is situated nearby to the suburb Chestnut Hill, as well as near the locality Castlerigg Gardens.Places of Interest
Highlights include Derwent Pencil Museum and Walla Crag.
Derwent Pencil Museum
Museum
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Derwent Pencil Museum is a museum dedicated to the manufacturing and history of pencils, located in Keswick, in the north-west of England.
Walla Crag
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Walla Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, near Keswick. The fell is a short walk from Keswick and overlooks Derwentwater.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlerigg stone circle and Threlkeld.
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.
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.
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.
Sheepclose Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Keswick, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.5971° or 54° 35′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.1195° or 3° 7′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C6RHVWJ+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 59989954OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Sheepclose Plantation from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chestnut Hill and Castlerigg Gardens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Springs Wood and Castlerigg Manor.
Cumbria: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, and Penrith.
Curious Forests to Discover
Uncover intriguing forests from every corner of the globe.