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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Thornthwaite

  

Thornthwaite Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Thornthwaite

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You can visit Thornthwaite places with Walkfo Thornthwaite to hear history at Thornthwaite’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Thornthwaite has 24 places to visit in our interactive Thornthwaite map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Thornthwaite, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Thornthwaite places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Thornthwaite & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Thornthwaite Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Thornthwaite tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Thornthwaite

  

Best Thornthwaite places to visit

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Thornthwaite has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Thornthwaite’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Thornthwaite’s information audio spots:

Coledale Beck Coledale Beck is a minor river running through Cumbria in England. It is located in the south of the county and runs through the Cumbrian mountains.

Newlands Beck Newlands Beck is a minor river of Cumbria in England. The beck rises on Dale Head and flows northwards through the picturesque Newlands Valley. It flows into Bassenthwaite Lake north east of Thornthwaite.

River Greta, Cumbria River Greta is a tributary of the River Derwent and flows through Keswick. “Greta” derives from the Old Norse “Griótá”, meaning “stony stream” The name is in records dating from the early 13th century. The source of the river is near Threlkeld at the confluence of River Glenderamackin and St. John’s Beck.

St Kentigern’s Church, Crosthwaite There has been a church on the site since the 6th century. It is dedicated to St Kentigern and is the Anglican church of Crosthwaite. The church has an evangelical tradition.

Lord’s Seat Lord’s Seat is a fell in the North Western Fells. It is the highest of the group of hills north of Whinlatter Pass in the Lake District. The slopes are extensively forested.

Mirehouse 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. Although still a family home it and its grounds are open to the public and in 1999 won the award for ‘Best Heritage Property for Families in the UK’

Bassenthwaite Lake Bassenthwaite Lake is 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 0.75 miles (1 km) wide. It is fed by, and drains into, the River Derwent. The lake lies at the foot of Skiddaw, near the town of Keswick. The A66 runs roughly north–south along the western side of the lake.

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

Broom Fell Broom Fell is a small hill in the English Lake District. It lies on a ridge connecting Lord’s Seat and Graystones, but is rarely climbed. Alfred Wainwright accorded it the status of a separate fell in his guidebook series.

Ullock Pike Ullock Pike is a fell situated in northern part of the English Lake District. It is located seven kilometres north west of Keswick and achieves a height of 691 metres (2264 feet) The fell sits on Skiddaw’s south western ridge along with two other fells (Long Side and Carl Side)

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