English Heritage sites near Borrowdale Parish

Castlerigg Stone Circle

CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE

6 miles from Borrowdale Parish

Castlerigg is perhaps the most atmospheric and dramatically sited of all British stone circles, with panoramic views and the mountains of Helvellyn and High Seat as a backdrop.

Hardknott Roman Fort

HARDKNOTT ROMAN FORT

8 miles from Borrowdale Parish

This remote and dramatically-sited fort was founded under Hadrian's rule in the 2nd century.Well-marked remains include the headquarters building, commandant's house and bath house.

Ambleside Roman Fort

AMBLESIDE ROMAN FORT

10 miles from Borrowdale Parish

The well-marked remains of a 2nd-century fort with large granaries, probably built under Hadrian's rule to guard the Roman road from Brougham to Ravenglass and act as a supply base.

Ravenglass Roman Bath House

RAVENGLASS ROMAN BATH HOUSE

15 miles from Borrowdale Parish

The remains of the bath house of Ravenglass Roman fort, established in AD 130, are among the tallest Roman structures surviving in northern Britain: the walls stand almost 4 metres (13 feet) high.

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL

18 miles from Borrowdale Parish

In the Lake District in Cumbria, this extensive working mill was begun in 1835 to produce the wooden bobbins vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries.

Shap Abbey

SHAP ABBEY

18 miles from Borrowdale Parish

The impressive full-height 15th-century tower and other remains of a remote abbey of Premonstratensian 'white canons'.


Churches in Borrowdale Parish

Holy Trinity Grange in Borrowdale

B5289 Grange in Borrowdale Keswick
017687 75855

Holy Trinity is a small unigue  village church built in the mid 19th century by Miss Margaret Heathcote to save the people of Grange having to go to the parish church up the valley. Rumour has it that she never thought the vicars that the dicoese appointed to the parish were quite good enough for the people of Grange! She manged to go through 7 "curates" in 11 years so maybe she was a little hard to please. People are always surprised by the unusual features of this little chuch. It is in the main street in Grange and well worth a visit!

St Andrew's Borrowdale

near Borrowdale School Near Stonethwaite Keswick
017687 75855

St. Andrew's Church near Stonethwaite was originally built as a chapel of ease and consecrated in 1687 (although a chapel is recorded as far back as 1505). It had become a ruin and was rebuilt in 1762 and in 1765 it was granted a burial ground to relieve parishioners of the 'great inconvenience, labour and expense' of carrying the dead to Crosthwaite. The church was restored again in 1824-25 at a cost of £300 and in 1842 a new vicarage was built with £900, the bequest of Joseph Fisher and a grant of Queen Anne's Bounty. The church separated from Crosthwaite in 1865 and marriages could be solemnised in the church. St. Andrew's was restored once again and expanded in 1873 with the addition of the chancel.

St. Andrew's is a peaceful rural church closely sitting in one of the most picturesque areas of the country. It maintains close links with the nearby school, as it has done since the founding of the school. The Borrowdale Story uses the church building to help tell the story of the Borrowdale Valley. St Andrew's church is on the Coast to Coast route.

Free tea and coffee at the back of the Church. Free Book Swap.


Pubs in Borrowdale Parish

Borrowdale Gates Hotel

Grange in Borrowdale, CA12 5UQ
(017687) 77204
borrowdale-gates.com

Borrowdale Gates Hotel, Grange in Borrowdale
Borrowdale Hotel

Borrowdale, CA12 5UY
(017687) 77224
theborrowdalehotel.co.uk

Taking guests since 1866, this was one of the first coaching inns built in the Borrowdale valley and it has a colourful history. Sympathetic modernisation in this large, characterful county house hotel, which is open to non residents, has r...
Glaramara House

, Borrowdale, Seatoller, CA12 5XQ
(017687) 77222
glaramarahouse.co.uk

Large country hotel, specialising in outdoor activities, in beautiful setting. Separate lounges, outdoor area and restaurant. Open to non-residents. Lunchtime bar snacks. Pub of the Season Spring 2019. Sometimes closed for private functions...
Hazel Bank Country House Hotel

Rosthwaite, Borrowdale, CA12 5XB
(017687) 0000

Hazel Bank Country House Hotel, Borrowdale
Honisters Yew Tree

Seatoller, CA12 5XN

WAS: Cosy, welcoming cafe/restaurant in prime walking country, with a beautiful garden, ideal after a days walk. Home cooked food available. Dogs in garden only. Open February - 28th October. Reduced opening hours in Winter. NOW: converted...
Langstrath Country Inn

Borrowdale, Stonethwaite, CA12 5XG
(017687) 77239
thelangstrath.com

On the crossroads of the Coast to Coast walk and Cumbria Way, at the head of Borrowdale and popular with walkers. Served by the Honister Rambler bus. The Langstrath was originally a miner's cottage built around 1590, though it was known as...
Leathes Head Hotel
Lodore Falls Hotel

Borrowdale, CA12 5UX
(017687) 77285
lodorefallshotel.co.uk

Bar, open to non residents, in a large up market hotel, overlooking Derwentwater.
Mary Mount Hotel

Borrowdale, Borrowdale, CA12 5UU
(017687) 72233
marymounthotel.co.uk

Mary Mount Hotel is on the shores of Derwentwater, with fantastic views across the lake to the fells beyond. It is just yards from the Lodore landing stage, if getting there by Keswick Launch, and the Borrowdale bus service is also handy. T...
Royal Oak Hotel
Scafell Hotel

Borrowdale, Rosthwaite, CA12 5XB
(017687) 77208
scafell.co.uk

Real ale serving bar, beside and at rear of Scafell Hotel (use separate side entrance) Walkers and dogs welcome. Good selection of malt whiskies. Home of the classic Borrowdale Fell Race. Pleasant river views
YHA Borrowdale

Longthwaite, Borrowdale, CA12 5XE
(017687) 77257
yha.org.uk/hostel/borrowdale

Real ale bar in popular Youth Hostel. Open to public. Has had many guest beers, usually locales. 3 handpumps from vertically stillaged firkins. Less on during quieter days.