Rose Cottage, Threlkeld - Situation

The English Lake District from The World From Above by Skyworks (used with permission).

©Andy Beck	www.theteesdalegallery.co.uk                                Used with permission
Rose Cottage is located in the very centre of Threlkeld village, next door to the Horse & Farrier pub and opposite St Mary's Church. This makes it an ideal location for fell-walking, with a number of routes over Blencathra, or more gentle paths into Keswick, Castlerigg Stone Circle or St Johns in the Vale all immediately within reach. It is also a superb location from which to explore the northern fells, or to reach the central fells via Grasmere and Ambleside.
	Threlkeld is on the X4/X5 bus route from Penrith to Keswick, with a bus stop right outside the front door, for the Horse & Farrier. But it is also linked to Keswick by a pleasant path along the former railway. The path is a flat 2 miles, and home to plenty of wildlife, including red squirrels. The floods of December 2015 caused massive damage which took five years to repair, but the path reopened in December 2020 and is now fully accessible, tarmac-paved and with the "big tunnel" reinstated. Keswick offers a wide selection of cafes, bars, pubs and the all important outdoor shops. For more views of what the Lake District has to offer, see our photo album or Things to do.