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Bowder Stone

Travel Information and nearby accommodation

A Lake District icon, the Bowder Stone is a 2000 tonne boulder precariously balanced on one narrow corner. The stone is 30 feet high and 50 feet wide, and it can be ascended via a slender ladder. The Bowder Stone is set in lovely woodland.
Grange, Lake District, Cumbria, England

About Bowder Stone
Attraction Type: Countryside - rock
Location: At the north end of Borrowdale, on the B5289 Keswick to Seatoller road at Grange. Parking in a National Trust parking lot, and a short, mostly level walk to the stone.
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Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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OS map Related Information

Nearest Attractions Lodore Falls Waterfall - 1.6 miles (Countryside) Borrowdale - 1.8 miles (Countryside) Derwentwater - 2.3 miles (Countryside) Honister Pass - 2.5 miles (Countryside) Taylor Gill Force Waterfall - 3.7 miles (Countryside) Derwent Island House - 4 miles (Historic Property) Keswick Museum - 4.6 miles (Museum) Buttermere Lake - 4.7 miles (Countryside)

Nearest Towns and Villages Watendlath - 1.2 miles away Keswick - 4.2 miles away Glenridding - 8.3 miles away Grasmere - 8.3 miles away Rydal - 9.3 miles away Ambleside - 11.4 miles away Cockermouth - 11.9 miles away Coniston - 12.1 miles away

Nearest Accommodation to Bowder Stone

Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Aura - 4.5 miles from Bowder Stone Keswick, Cumbria Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £250

2 Lonsdale House - 4.5 miles from Bowder Stone Keswick, Cumbria Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £200

Craggfoot Cottage - 4.6 miles from Bowder Stone Buttermere, Cumbria Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £195

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Nearest Hotels

Borrowdale Gates Country House Hotel - 0.7 miles from Bowder Stone Keswick, Cumbria Stay from: £126.00

The Lodore Falls Hotel - 0.8 miles from Bowder Stone Borrowdale, Cumbria Stay from: £71.00

The Leathes Head Hotel - 0.9 miles from Bowder Stone Borrowdale, Cumbria Stay from: £100.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

Castlehead House - 4.3 miles from Bowder Stone Keswick, Cumbria

Stonegarth Guest House - 4.3 miles from Bowder Stone Keswick, Cumbria From: £32.00

Seymour House - 4.3 miles from Bowder Stone Keswick, Cumbria From: £110.00

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Seatoller
Tourist Information Centre
Seatoller Barn
Borrowdale
Keswick
Cumbria
England
CA12 5XN
Tel: 017687 77294
Fax: 017687 77294
Email: Seatollertic@lake-district.gov.uk
Web: http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/
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