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Castlerigg Stone Circle
Keswick, North West England
A Neolithic stone circle in a field with a full ring of mountains around it.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 40 min
Around 40 stones sit on a low rise above Keswick, with Blencathra, Skiddaw and Helvellyn all in view. It is one of the oldest circles in Britain and you can wander freely among the stones. It is a field gate and a few minutes' walk, nothing more.
Good to know
- Come at sunrise or sunset for the best light and fewer people
- Respect the surrounding farmland
- Best time
- Dawn or dusk
- Getting there
- Narrow lane with a few roadside spaces, short walk
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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