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Carrock Fell Hostel

An old farmhouse, simple in character, in a peaceful hamlet on the edge of the Caldbeck Fells. An area of interest to archaeologists (Bronze Age hill fort) and geologists. Walk from the hostel up onto the Cumbria Way, across to Skiddaw House and down into Keswick. Visit nearby Caldbeck with its Priests Mill craft shop and John Peel's grave.

Facilities

Common room, showers, drying room and grounds.

Beds 20
Disabled Facilities No
Drinks License No
Meals Yes, 19.00 hrs
Under 3's No
No Smoking Yes
High Chairs No
Cots No
Parking Limited

Contact

High Row, Haltcliffe, Hesket Newmarket, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 8JT
016974 78325
Tourist Information: 017687 72645

Getting There

3m N of Mungrisdale at High Row. Turn right off Mungrisdale to Caldbeck Road. Hostel first house up track on left.

Ordnance Survey Sheet/Grid Ref: 90/358355

Buses

From Penrith, Wigton (passes close by BR Penrith), to within 2 1/2m (Tel: 01228 606000).

Trains

Penrith 15m.

Nearest Other Hostels

Skiddaw House 8m by track, Keswick 12m, Thirlmere 12m, Dufton 25m

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