 Bassenthwaite village sits a mile and
a half from the lake of the same name. Bassenthwaite Lake is
one of the largest at 4 miles long and 3/4 mile wide, but also
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Bassenthwaite
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. |
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Bassenthwaite
- Travel by road - Bassenthwaite is off
the A 591. A nearby large town is Cockermouth. Bassenthwaite
is about 120 miles from GLASGOW and about 120 miles from MANCHESTER. |
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Bassenthwaite
nearby stations - Travel by train - Workington
Station, Station Road, WORKINGTON, Cumbria, CA14 2UZ. Ticket
office. Only parts of station step free access. Wheelchairs available.
Bassenthwaite is about 17 miles from Workington. Trains from Manchester, London, Glasgow
and Edinburgh all stop at Penrith station, a 5 minutes walk from
the town centre. Penrith
station, Ullswater Road, Penrith, Cumbria,
CA11 7JQ. |
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Airport indicated is Carlisle airport.
Bassenthwaite is off the A591.
Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is no station in Bassenthwaite.
- Hill Top, Near Sawrey,
Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LF Tel: 015394 36269
- Laurel & Hardy Museum, 4c Upper Brook Street, Ulverston
LA12 7BH Tel: 01229 582292
- Birdoswald Roman Fort,
Hadrian's Wall, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 7DD Tel: 016977 47602
- Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11
6QF - Tel:01539 536340 (www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk)
- Ravenglass and Eskdale
Railway, Ravenglass, Cumbria. Tel: 01229 717171
