
Borrowdale is a valley and civic parish in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. The valley caters to lowland visitors and hill-walkers with hotels, guesthouses, holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, youth hostels and campsites.
Understand
[edit]It includes the settlements of Grange, Rosthwaite, Seathwaite, Seatoller, Stonethwaite and Watendlath.
The valley rises in the central Lake District, and runs north carrying the River Derwent into the lake of Derwentwater.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Down the B5286 from Keswick along the east bank of Derwent Water. Over the Honster Pass from Buttermere.
By bus
[edit]Stagecoach operate regular bus services to Borrowdale, particularly in the summer (start of April to end of October). These all depart from the main bus station in Keswick outside Booths supermarket.
- Route 78 operates year round (hourly in winter, roughly half hourly in summer) between Keswick and Seatoller along the east bank of Derwent Water and through Borrowdale.
- Routes 77/77A complement this with buses every couple of hours from Keswick, summer months only. These run via the west bank of Derwent Water, through Borrowdale, and then continue via Honister Pass to Buttermere and return to Keswick. The 77 runs anti clockwise (so runs directly from Borrowdale to Keswick) while the 77A is clockwise (so more direct from Keswick to Borrowdale).
Get around
[edit]By car
[edit]By public transit
[edit]See and do
[edit]1 Galleny Force, CA12 5UW. Waterfall in Stonethwaite Beck
Climb the ladder onto the 1 Bowder Stone, 9.1 m (30 ft) high.
2 Great Gable, 899 m (2,949 ft).
3 Honister Slate Mine, Honister Pass, CA12 5XN, ☏ +44 17687 77230. a working slate mine and adventure centre
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]1 The Flock-Inn Tearoom, Yew Tree Farm, Howe Ln, Rosthwaite, CA12 5XB, ☏ +44 17687 77675, [email protected]. 10AM-5PM (closed W).
Sleep
[edit]
1 Hazel Bank, Borrowdale CA12 5XB, ☏ +44 17687 77248. This Victorian country house hotel earns rave reviews for style, service and cuisine. Open Feb-Nov, no children under 16 or dogs. B&B double £150.
2 Royal Oak, Borrowdale CA12 5XB (on B5289 below Hazel Bank), ☏ +44 17687 77214. Dog-friendly pub in 18th-century farmhouse with comfy rooms and a good restaurant. "Royal Oak" is a common pub name, don't confuse it with the one in Keswick town. B&B double £150.
3 Seatoller House, Seatoller, CA12 5XN, ☏ +44 17687 77218. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00.
Lodging
[edit]4 YHA Borrowdale, Longthwaite, CA12 5XE, ☏ +44 345 371 9624, [email protected]. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00.
Camping
[edit]Backcountry
[edit]Go next
[edit]Routes through Borrowdale |
Keswick ← Grange ← | N ![]() |
→ Buttermere → Cockermouth |