Barf, Lake District National Park

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

#90 among attractions in Lake District National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Barf is a fell in the north-western Lake District in Cumbria, UK. It stands on the south-western shore of Bassenthwaite Lake. Barf is well known for a whitewashed pillar of rock on the lower slopes, the so-called "Bishop's Rock" or "Bishop of Barf". The name is thought to be a derivative of "burgh". ()

Elevation: 1535 ftProminence: 66 ftCoordinates: 54°37'38"N, 3°12'46"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Skiddaw, Bassenthwaite Lake, St Kentigern's Church, Mirehouse.

3 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Skiddaw, Keswick
77 min walk • Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. Its 931-metre summit is the sixth-highest in England. It lies just north of the town of Keswick, Cumbria, and dominates the skyline in this part of the northern lakes.
1.8 miN
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Bassenthwaite Lake
47 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.
2.8 miSE
Church
St Kentigern's Church
71 min walk • Crosthwaite Parish Church is a church at Great Crosthwaite on the outskirts of Keswick in Cumbria, England. It is dedicated to St Kentigern and is the Anglican church of the parish of Crosthwaite. Since 1951 it has been a Grade II* listed building. The church has an evangelical tradition.
1.5 miNE
Museum, History museum
Mirehouse
38 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'.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Skiddaw Little Man
80 min walk • Skiddaw Little Man also called Little Man is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated four kilometres north of the town of Keswick and reaches a height of 865 m.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Grisedale Pike
70 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
Barrow
75 min walk • Barrow is small fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria which reaches a height of 455 metres. It is in the Newlands Valley 2.5 miles south-west of Keswick.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Carl Side
64 min walk • Carl Side is a fell in the English Lake District, forming a part of the Skiddaw "family" near the town of Keswick and prominently visible from its streets.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dodd
46 min walk • Dodd is a small fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, four kilometres north-west of Keswick. It forms part of the Skiddaw range in the northern part of the national park and the slopes are heavily wooded.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ullock Pike
56 min walk • Ullock Pike is a fell situated in northern part of the English Lake District. It is located seven kilometres north west of Keswick and achieves a height of 691 metres.
1.5 miNE
54°38'35"N • 3°11'13"W
Mirehouse & Gardens, Keswick
39 min walk • Museum, Historical place, Garden