Binsey

#3539 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Binsey is a hill on the northern edge of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is detached from the rest of the Lakeland hills, and thus provides a good spot to look out at the Northern and North Western Fells of the Lake District, as well as the coastal plain and, across the Solway Firth, Scotland. Snaefell on the Isle of Man is also visible on a clear day. It is the northernmost of the Wainwrights. ()

Elevation: 1467 ftProminence: 794 ftCoordinates: 54°42'32"N, 3°12'15"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Bassenthwaite Lake, St Michael's Church, Mirehouse, Isel Hall.

3.9 miS
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Bassenthwaite Lake
99 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.
4.1 miW
Church
St Michael's Church
106 min walk • St Michael's Church is located by the side of the River Derwent in the dispersed settlement of Isel, in the civil parish of Blindcrake, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
4.5 miS
Museum, History museum
Mirehouse
114 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'.
4.3 miW
Tower
Isel Hall
110 min walk • Isel Hall is an ancient Cumbrian residence that sits on a steep rise on the northern banks of the River Derwent, two miles south of Bassenthwaite Lake, three miles east-north-east of Cockermouth, with views over the Lake District fells and Skiddaw.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Over Water
43 min walk • Over Water is a small lake or tarn in the north of the English Lake District, southwest of the hamlet of Longlands. Binsey, Great Cockup and Longlands Fell overlook the lake.
3.6 miW
Cliff
Clints Crags, Cockermouth
93 min walk • Clints Crags is a small fell in the north of the English Lake District near Blindcrake, Cumbria. It has its own chapter in Alfred Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ullock Pike
110 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.
2.1 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
St Bega's Way
53 min walk • St Bega's Way is a 36-mile walk through rural West Cumbria and the north west corner of the English Lake District. It is usually completed as a leisure walk over 3 days, but has also been used as the basis of a single day competitive Ultramarathon.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sale Fell, Lake District National Park
104 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.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Longlands Fell, Lake District National Park
80 min walk • Longlands Fell is a small fell in the northern part of the English Lake District. It is situated in the high ground known as the Uldale Fells, 5.5 kilometres south west of the village of Caldbeck. It reaches a height of 483 m and it is the most northerly fell in the Lake District.
1.8 miS
Manor house
Bassenfell Manor, Lake District National Park
48 min walk • Bassenfell Manor is a manor house in Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, overlooking Bassenthwaite Lake in England's Lake District. It is used as a Christian residential centre hosting school groups, youth groups, church groups and holidays for individuals and families.