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Rosthwaite in the region of England is a place in United Kingdom - some 243 mi or ( 391 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Rosthwaite is now 02:17 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wythburn, Threlkeld, Stockport, Sheffield, and Helens. Since you are here already, consider visiting Wythburn . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rosthwaite ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Keswick Camping & Caravan Site floods 2008
The campsite at Keswick floods during heavy rain on the 23/24th of October 2008. Thank you to the attendants who evacuated us to higher ground just in time. ..
Climbing Borrowdale Fells, Cumbria (1926)
Thisextract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally restored by the BFI National Archive. Britain seen in colour for the first t ..
Keswick is open after the 2009 floods
The town centre Keswick in the Lake District was undamaged by the floods that hit Cumbria in November 2009. Just a couple of days after the peak of flooding the town centre is fully open for business. ..
Wild camping in the English Lake District
Slideshow of some beautiful images captured on a 4 day wild camp to the English Lake District. I started out at the Old dungeon ghyll hotel in Langdale, and headed up the Mickledon Vally before ascend ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dock Tarn
Dock Tarn is a small tarn located within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England at grid reference NY273143. It is situated on moorland at 400 metres above sea level near the summit of Great Crag, midway between Watendlath, the Stonethwaite valley and Borrowdale. It measures approximately 300 by 200 metres, and the shoreline is indented with rocky headlands and bays. There is a tiny island in the tarn with a few small Rowan trees growing on it.
Located at 54.52 -3.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or (particularly as an adjective) Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes, forests, and mountains (or fells), but also for its associations with the early nineteenth-century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the other Lake Poets.
Located at 54.50 -3.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Honister Slate Mine
The Slate Mine in Honister [also known as Honister slate mine] is a mine which produces the famous Westmorland green slate and is now also used as a tourist attraction situated in the Lake District National Park in the north of England. The earliest reference to quarrying at this location is from 1728.
Located at 54.51 -3.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Cataract of Lodore
"The Cataract of Lodore" is a poem written in 1820 by the English poet Robert Southey which describes the Lodore Falls on the Watendlath Beck just above Derwent Water in Cumbria, England. The poem is a masterpiece of onomatopoeia, employing some of the most clever and evocative language ever used to describe a natural feature. When seen in its entire form, the body of the poem does look like a waterfall.
Located at 54.56 -3.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Honister Pass
The Honister Pass is a mountain pass in the English Lake District. It is located on the B5289 road, linking Seatoller, in the valley of Borrowdale, to Gatesgarth at the southern end of Buttermere. The pass reaches an altitude of 1,167 feet, making it one of the highest in the region, and also one of the steepest, with gradients of up to 1-in-4 (25%). The saddle at the watershed is known as Honister Hause, using the Cumbrian word hause for such a feature.
Located at 54.52 -3.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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