Western Lake District Travel Guide
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Keswick Country House Hotel
The food was fantastic and really good quality. Staff were very courteous. Rooms lovely with good housekeeping. Location was brilliant
Reviewed on 10 Jan 2026

Armathwaite Hall Hotel
We had a wonderful 3 night stay just after the New Year. The hotel is full of character, and the room we had was clean, spacious and well appointed. Service and food amazing. Not cheap but well worth the price given the experience we had.
Reviewed on 12 Jan 2026

Lake District Castle Inn
Room 31 was clean and tidy, but the shower was too hot, and a leaking tap. The room we were moved to (127) was also very clean and tidy. The staff were very nice and helpful. The hot tub/jaccuzi could have been warmer. When we went in it was not very warm.
Reviewed on 7 Dec 2025

Luxury lodge, Bassenthwaite,Nr Keswick, at the foot of Skiddaw.
Everything was great! Lodge is perfect for 2 but easily fits 4 people. We had some welcoming presents and everything was very clean and tidy. Location is ideal. We would definitely recommend it.
Reviewed on 5 Jan 2026

Wainwright Log Burner
We arrived early so had a drink in the bar, check in was at 4 but they started to let people check in at 15:40, it was smooth and there were no issues, the lady was friendly and very helpful. As we got to the lodge the main entrance was covered in bird poo, that had definitely been left there a while, ...
Reviewed on 4 Aug 2025

Cumberland stable lodge
Clean, tidy & peaceful. Hot tub was great too! Also loved the “no pets” as we have stayed in pet friendly places before & no matter how much somewhere is cleaned you can ALWAYS tell if dogs have been staying. Location wise, it’s easy to get to different places with a car. Loved the peace and quiet. ...
Reviewed on 4 Jan 2026
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Popular places to visit

Scafell Pike
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Scafell Pike during your travels in Eskdale. Stroll along the lakeside or visit the spas in this relaxing area.

Derwentwater
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Derwentwater during your travels in Keswick. Amble around this relaxing area's lakeside and enjoy its lively bars.

Buttermere Lake
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Buttermere Lake during your travels in Buttermere. Stroll along the lakeside or visit the spas in this relaxing area.

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Enjoy an outing to Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway during your stay in Muncaster. Stroll along the lakeside in this relaxing area or visit its lively bars.

Muncaster Castle
You can spend time browsing the exhibits at Muncaster Castle during your travels in Muncaster. Amble around this relaxing area's lakeside and enjoy its lively bars.

Honister Slate Mine
You can spend an afternoon studying the exhibits at Honister Slate Mine in Borrowdale. Wander the lakeside or discover the mountain views in this relaxing area.
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- Visit Ambleside
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- Visit Berrier
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- Visit Bouth
- Visit Bowness-on-Windermere
- Visit Broughton Moor
- Visit Cleator Moor
- Visit Coniston
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- Visit Foxfield
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- Visit Grasmere
- Visit Holmrook
- Visit Ings
- Visit Keswick
- Lodore Falls
- Visit Lowca
- Visit Manesty
- Visit Maryport
- Visit Millom
- Visit Near Sawrey
- Visit Patterdale
- Visit Penruddock
- Visit Pooley Bridge
- Visit Rusland
- Visit Seascale
- Visit Seathwaite
- Visit Troutbeck
- Visit Uldale
- Watendlath Tarn
- Visit Windermere



![Near site of Cleator Moor West station, 1986, Believed to be a northward view along the course of the former Cleator & Workington Junction line, which was built, along with various other lines, for transporting haematite iron ore from the rich mines in the area to the iron- and steel-works in the Workington and Harrington Disticts. For 100 years from the 1860s this area, nowadays almost reclaimed by Nature, had been heavily industrialised and honeycombed by railways: the remnants of spoil-heaps from the iron and coal mines can be seen on the horizon. [I was not entirely sure exactly where I was when I took this photograph, nor am I very familiar with the complexity of the former railways of West Cumberland, so would welcome further discussion about it!]](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/4607/2961878a-d481-4eb6-bedd-f36687cee09b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium)
