Our Lady of the Lakes and St Charles
Plan your visit
Getting here
54.60551, -3.14532
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Derwent Pencil Museum Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Canada Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Derwent Pencil Museum Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +80 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +80 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +52 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Beech +37 more · last seen 2026
Family friendly
Good match
café
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Route 7
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route3 km
A gentle walk with time & space to reflect. Peace How looks over Derwent Water to the north, & Castle Crag – a WW1 memorial fell – to the south. It was gifted to NT in 1917, so that anyone affected by the WW1 could come & experience peace & tranquility.
Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route5.8 km
An easy lakeside amble along the quiet side of Derwent Water, leading you on a circular route through the tranquil parkland at Brandelhow, birthplace of the National Trust in the Lake District. Low-level lakeside and woodland paths.
Derwent Water and Cockshot Wood Accessible Loop, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route1.6 km
A stile-free circular along Derwent Water & via Cockshot Wood with views over the lake to Cat Bells and Causey Pike. Optional extension to the famous view point at Friar’s Crag. Woodland paths have small boulders, tree routes and muddy patches
Lakeside Amble, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route4.6 km
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Limepots Roadpublic footpath · 130 m
🚴Cycling
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Route 38Cycling route
Route 7Cycling route
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway TrailCycling route
Route C2CCycling route
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Route C2CCycling route
Old Coach Road alternative
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km
Altura North TrailMountain bike route
Altura South TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
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