Mirehouse

#2369 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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'. ()

Coordinates: 54°38'41"N, 3°11'30"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Bassenthwaite Lake, Dodd, Ullock Pike, Mirehouse & Gardens.

1.2 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Bassenthwaite Lake
30 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.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dodd
28 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.
0.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ullock Pike
20 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.
~1120 ftSE
54°38'35"N • 3°11'13"W
Mirehouse & Gardens, Keswick
6 min walk • Museum, Historical place, Garden
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Long Side, Lake District National Park
25 min walk • Long Side is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated six kilometres north west of Keswick in the northern sector of the national park and is part of the Skiddaw group of fells.
1.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Barf, Lake District National Park
38 min walk • 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".