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All the United Kingdom England Borrowdale

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Borrowdale

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Borrowdale, England

Updated April 6, 2022

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The Bowder Stone

Borrowdale, England

The Bowder Stone

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Inside.

Borrowdale, England

Millican Daltons Caves

It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.
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Hundred Year Stone

Keswick, England

Hundred Year Stone

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.
4 miles from Borrowdale
Scafell Pike

Cumbria, England

Scafell Pike

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
5 miles from Borrowdale
Entrance to the Museum, with the factory in the back

Keswick, England

Derwent Pencil Museum

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
5 miles from Borrowdale
Stone Circle at Castlerigg with the mountain Blencathra in the background

Keswick, England

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
6 miles from Borrowdale
Dove Cottage

Grasmere, England

Dove Cottage

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.
6 miles from Borrowdale
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