Windrush can be found three miles west of Keswick in the Northern
Lake District. It is situated on the fellside, the north side of
Braithwaite
village, overlooking the Derwent Valley and Skiddaw. Windrush is
a short walk from the village centre and its facilities.
Windrush can be accessed easily by car from the A66 and is easy
to find. Click
here to find out how to get to Windrush.
It is ideally located and is an excellent base for your holiday,
exploring the the northern Lake District. For the walkers there is
no shortage
of routes.
- Right on the doorstep, behind Windrush, is the magnificent Grisedale
Pike. A great walk from the cottage and best finished with a cool
refreshing pint at the Coledale Inn in Braithwaite village.
- Behind Braithwaite are some breathtaking peaks and exhilarating
walks. Causey Pike, Sail, Crag Hill. All walkable from Windrush.
- A little further away is the ever popular Cat Bells, a simple
yet challenging stroll enjoyed by all levels of walkers. Its not
hard to escape the crowd though if you continue on to Maiden Moor,
High Spy and maybe Dale Head and Hindscarth, and back to the start
via the tranquil Newlands Valley.
- Buttermere and its surrounding hills are
a short drive away through the breathtaking Newlands Valley,
providing access to varied and beautiful walks.
- Borrowdale,
to the south of Derwent Water provides some diverse low and
high level walks as well as providing access to the Lake Districts
inner
sanctum of Scafell Pike and its surrounding peaks.
- Skiddaw
is always there to greet you in the morning as you look across
the
Derwent
Valley and can be walked to from Windrush or via a short
car journey.
- Hiding behind Skiddaw lies the dramatic Blencathra,
its multitude
of routes providing a suitable challenge to any level of
walker.
- The Helvellyn range can be seen from the lounge window
and is just waiting to be walked up.
- Closer to home, Braithwaite
How is directly behind Windrush and provides a pleasant alternative
to taking the road to Braithwaite.
It is also an ideal route for walking your dogs.
- The Coledale
Valley starts from Braithwaite village. It makes a lovelly
evening stroll and acts as a return route for many of your
exploits
in
its surrounding
peaks.
- www.braithwaite-walks.co.uk is an excellent website that
has lots of walking routes based around Braithwaite Village.
The Whinlatter Pass rises up out of Braithwaite, providing access to NorthWest
Cumbria. It rises up through the Whinlatter
Forest Park, which
has many miles of walking and cycling routes. Its visitors centre
is full of useful information and is the main viewing centre
for the Bassenthwaite Ospreys. They can be watched raising their young
from May to September through a remote video link. Bassenthwaite
Lake, where the Ospreys fish, is itself just two miles north
of
Windrush.
