Western Lake District Travel Guide
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Keswick Country House Hotel
We were upgraded to a beautiful, clean and spacious room overlooking the front of the Hotel. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful - our bags were even taken up to our room for us. Buffet cooked breakfast is delicious and plentiful and the 3 course evening dinner is a nightly treat! The Hotel ...
Reviewed on 3 Mar 2026
Lake District Castle Inn hotel & Spa
Great for families and dogs! A sprawling complex with a well used leisure area. Could be better managed and cleaned, but OK.
Reviewed on 20 Feb 2026
Seacote Hotel
Ideal location. Lovely views and walks. Amazing shower. very clean room.. Good comfort food with big portions. Staff outstanding , super friendly . Coffee and Tea in room, nice toiletries. Local bus stops right outside, local train service 5 minutes walk. Good beachcafe just outside, Comfortable ...
Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026
Stunning 2-bedroomed Cottage
This is absolutely beautiful property and surroundings. Thank you1
Reviewed on 19 Jun 2025
Brigham Farm Apartments
I cant fault location it was brilliant communication with host was great. Garden was perfect for our dog. The problem was i am asthmatic and there was a lot of dust which triggers my asthma. I was quite poorly and am recovering slowly. The apartment was very spacious bit tired in places. Could do ...
Reviewed on 5 Mar 2026
Muncaster Cottages
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 quaint 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 top-notch restaurants.
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Enjoy an outing to Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway during your stay in Muncaster. Stroll along the lakeside in this quaint area or visit its top-notch restaurants.
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.
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 top-notch restaurants.
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.
![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)
- Lodore Falls
- Muncaster Castle
- Derwent Pencil Museum
- Honister Slate Mine
- Lake District Wildlife Park
- Wast Water
- Wasdale
- Skiddaw
- Castlerigg Stone Circle
- Whinlatter Forest Park
- Blencathra
- Crummock Water
- Hope Park
- Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
- Dodd Fell
- St Bees Head
- Silloth on Solway Golf Club
- Mirehouse & Gardens
- St Mary Magdalene's Church
- Dubwath Silver Meadows
