Miles Without Stiles 36: Friar's Crag A beautiful and varied walk to a stunning viewpoint - OS Explorer Map OL4. A longer, circular route back to the car park, through Cockshott Wood, is also...

Friars' Crag, [1] sometimes spelled Friar's Crag[2] or Friars Crag, [3] is a promontory overlooking Derwentwater near Keswick, Cumbria, in the English Lake District. It is a popular site with visitors and was acquired for the public by the National Trust in the 1920s.

2021年3月2日 · Ten minutes walk along level paths from Keswick Lakeside car park and Crow Park is the viewpoint of Friar’s Crag; where from the bench on th eend you get an unbroken view of the length of Derwentwater, with views of Walla Crag fell on the left; Maiden Moor on the right and Castle Crag in the centre, at the far end of the lake.

2024年1月23日 · Friars Crag is a unmissable beauty spot just a few minutes walk from Keswick town centre. A huge attraction of Friars Crag is that is an extremely easy short walk. If you measured the walk distance and the quality of the views (if that’s possible), you’d probably find this ranks at the very top of the UK’s best beauty spots.

Friars Crag is a promontory jutting into Derwentwater on a stretch of shore about half a mile from the boat landing stages. Ruskin described the view as one of the three most beautiful scenes in Europe.

2017年4月22日 · Beyond the concrete walkway, a footpath continues along, and is signposted Friar’s Crag. It’s mostly level with some slopes, and continues through the trees above the lakeshore for about 10 minutes. A stone dedicated to Hardwicke Rawnsley, one of the founders of the National Trust. Look at what you find at the end!

Lake District Stargazing walk at Friars Crag. Pick a clear night, leave the bright lights of Keswick behind and take a short stroll to a place free from light pollution, to see the stars spread out across the sky and reflected in the lake below.

One of the best viewpoints in the whole Lake District! Stunning views looking out across Derwent Water and it's little islands, with the hills of Catbells on one side and the more dramatic "Jaws of Borrowdale" and the higher mountains beyond the head of the lake. It's an easy flat walk of about 10 minutes from the Lakeside car park.

Friars Crag (what3words ///became.hopes.signs) is only a short walk from the town centre and well worth visiting as the view over Derwentwater to the jaws of Borrowdale is amazing. From the Market Square stroll along Lake Road, through the beautiful gardens of Hope Park, follow the shoreline past the boat landings on Derwentwater and you''ll ...

Friar's Crag is a little rocky outcrop just over 1.0km (0.6 miles) from the Moot Hall in the middle of Keswick town centre. It is famed for the views down Derwent Water, to the fells across the water including iconic Cat Bells and to the Jaws of Borrowdale.