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Bridge End Farm offers camping & caravanning facilities located in Thirlmere near the market town of Keswick in Cumbria.
From the south the visitor to Keswick and the northern lakes is greeted by spectacular views when dropping down the pass from Dunmail Raise. The huge mass of Helvellyn on the right creates the narrow valley of Thirlmere, occupied by its large reservoir.
Over a hundred years ago two small lakes and a small hamlet were drowned by the building of a large dam at the northern end of the valley. This now supplies Manchester with water through nearly one hundred miles of tunnels, pipes and channels.
Thirlmere is now increasingly accessible to the public, especially from the quieter minor road on the western side. The severe and dark coniferous forest is being managed to create more mixed woodland.
This narrow and unspoiled valley runs through to the village of Threlkeld, now bypassed by the busy A66. The old granite quarry areas to the south are now the site of a mining and quarrying museum. To the north, under the steep slopes of Blencathra, the village has a marvellous panorama across the Keswick Golf Club course and the mountains. Only four miles from Keswick, with an alternative route along the old railway footpath and cycle track, the inns and accommodation make this an excellent centre.
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