Graystones, Lake District National Park

Name: Graystones
Address: Lake District National Park, United Kingdom

#59 among attractions in Lake District National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Graystones is a fell in the English Lake District. It lies in the North Western Fells region and is one of the peaks on the ridge which encircles the valley of Aiken Beck. ()

Elevation: 1496 ftProminence: 262 ftCoordinates: 54°37'42"N, 3°16'43"W

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Graystones – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crag Hill, Bassenthwaite Lake, Mirehouse, Grisedale Pike.

3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Crag Hill
96 min walk • Crag Hill is a mountain in the North Western part of the English Lake District. It was formerly known as Eel Crag; however, the Ordnance Survey now marks Eel Crag as referring to the northern crags of the fell.
3 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Bassenthwaite Lake
78 min walk • Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles long and 0.75 miles wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about 70 ft.
3.7 miE
Museum, History museum
Mirehouse
94 min walk • Mirehouse is a 17th-century house to the north of Keswick in Cumbria, at the foot of Dodd, near Bassenthwaite Lake and St Bega's Church, on the A591 road. Although still a family home it and its grounds are open to the public and in 1999 won the award for 'Best Heritage Property for Families in the UK'.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Grisedale Pike
75 min walk • Grisedale Pike is a fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, situated 4.5 miles west of the town of Keswick in the north-western sector of the national park.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hopegill Head
73 min walk • Hopegill Head is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is located nine kilometres west of the town of Keswick and is well seen from the B5292 road which crosses the Whinlatter Pass.
3.8 miE
54°38'35"N • 3°11'13"W
Mirehouse & Gardens, Keswick
97 min walk • Museum, Historical place, Garden
3.6 miS
Hill
Brackenthwaite Hows, Cockermouth
91 min walk • Brackenthwaite Hows is a hill in the Lake District of North West England. Crummock Water, Looking Towards Buttermere, a view from the hill was painted by J. M. W. Turner in 1797.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Lord's Seat, Lake District National Park
46 min walk • Lord's Seat is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the highest of the group of hills north of Whinlatter Pass in the North Western Fells. The slopes of Lord's Seat are extensively forested.
2.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sale Fell, Lake District National Park
58 min walk • Sale Fell is a small hill near Cockermouth in the English Lake District. It is one of the smallest Wainwrights, but is nevertheless popular with locals, as it offers gentle walking and lovely views across Bassenthwaite Lake to Skiddaw.
2.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Whiteside, Lake District National Park
72 min walk • Whiteside is a fell in the north-western area of the English Lake District. It stands at the western end of the Grisedale Pike- Hopegill Head ridge overlooking Crummock Water.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Broom Fell, Lake District National Park
32 min walk • Broom Fell is a small hill in the English Lake District. It lies on a ridge connecting Lord's Seat and Graystones, but is rarely climbed.