A huge stone circle in excellent condition surrounded by mountains, with no tourist information centre and no visitor guides. It was used to plan harvests. You will feel like a Neolithic man or woman harnessing and beginning to understand the wonder of the natural world.

www.visitcumbria.com/kes/castlerigg-stone-circle.htm
Castle Lane, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4XX
+44(0)191 269 1200

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This is a service stop in Cumbria, on the edge of the lake district. However it serves lovely food overlooking a lake and fountain which is home to many birds and wildfowl. It also sells local farm produce, handmade cakes, local beers etc to take away.

www.westmorland.com/tebay-services
Westmorland Place, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 3SB
+44(0)15396 24511
Google map: bit.ly/qWS5EH

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Tucked away from Kendal's busy main shopping street in one of the few riverside locations in Kendal. The Waterside Cafe is hidden away on a traffic-free, pedestrianised area beside the River Kent, making it a longstanding favourite of many locals, but easily missed by visitors. It meets all the requirements of even the strictest veggies; there's a new menu everyday, vegan and vegetarian meals are cooked on the premises with Fairtrade and organic ingredients, served by very friendly staff. If the weather's good enough, eat at the outside tables and watch the river flow by. Then, after a quiet, healthy veggie lunch it will be time to get back to the shopping, or walk off your lunch with a hike across the river to Kendal Castle to see the view that makes Kendal the gateway to the English Lake District.

www.watersidewholefood.co.uk
Kent View, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DZ
+44(0)1539 729743
Google map: bit.ly/g3uwqi

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Breathtaking views, an easy walk with lovely autumn colours, and a bonus in the Lakes; dogs can run free in the wood. Follow the main path from the car park going roughly South. The path starts climbing up the side of a pretty beck with a waterfall. Soon you are on the open fell of Low Moss. Turn left and soon you reach the lovely heathery summit of Walla Crag. Rest for a while, eat your sandwiches and take in the view before returning to the path. Stride on in a Northerly direction across the fell until you come to the ford and footbridge at the small farm at Rakefoot. The path leaves the lane after a few yards and looks down precipitously on Brockle Beck. Soon it turns left into Great Wood and any one of the paths takes you back to the start.

A few miles from Keswick on the Borrowdale Road. There is a car park and buses go along the road.
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