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The foot of the Whinlatter Pass is home to the small village of Braithwaite, surrounded by the mountains of Barrow, High Stile, Causey Pike and Grisedale. An excellent village to stay in whilst visiting the Lake District there is plenty to do and see whilst staying in Braithwaite.
The majority of visitors to Braithwaite come to walk the surrounding hills and mountains. The walks around Rosthwaite and Watendlath, Hawse End to Lodore Landings and Hawse End to High Brandelhow passing through Catbells are some of the most popular.
Braithwaite is however a great base to be used to visit other areas in the Northern Lake District such as Keswick and Borrowdale. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Keswick in the central town of the Northern Lakes and has many tourist attractions and leisure and shopping facilities. Keswick is an ideal place to catch a boat and take a trip around Derwent Water. Keswick has many quaint tea rooms and dining [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] facilities which can offer a relaxing rest on your day of walking. Borrowdale is a starting place for those wishing to tackle the central fells and take on some more serious walks around the area.
Keswick was first recorded as a town in the 13th century and in 1276 it became a [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] market town, the local market still to this day being held every Saturday. The market is held in the market place and this is also [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] home to the Moot Hall, now the tourist information centre. In the 16th [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Century graphite was mined in the surrounding hills and pencils were produced using the graphite from Keswick up till 2008. Keswick is also home to an annual film festival, beer festival, Christian convention and a yearly half marathon.
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Slightly further afield than Keswick lies the town of Cockermouth, the birthplace of William Wordsworth. Cockermouth is not as much of a tourist attraction as the town of Keswick and can give visitors a feel for true Lake District living. The Whinlatter Visitor Centre is located about a mile from Cockermouth and is set in a large forest. Visitors can go orienteering, learn about forestry and forest management, mountain biking or just go on a long walk around the forest in the peaceful setting. Whinlatter also has children's trails called the foxtrot and rabbit run, adventure playgrounds, tea room, gift shop and a Go Ape high rope confidence course.
Nearby to Braithwaite is the small village [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] of Loweswater. A village since the 12th century the church of St Bartholomew in the village was built in 1827. Adjacent to the village church is the traditional village pub, the Kirkstile Inn which [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] has won prizes for its microbrewery and is well worth a visit.
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