What to do and see in Lake District, England: The Best Churches & Cathedrals

July 16, 2021 Kandra Bartel

Cumbria's valleys and fells (as the low mountains are known) are home to idyllic villages, high moorlands and picturesque lakes. Literary buffs will enjoy Wordsworth's Dove Cottage (go in March to see daffodils), and if you've got kids in tow, visit The World of Beatrix Potter. Or just enjoy a leisurely drive through beautiful scenery.
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1. St Paul's Church, Grange over Sands

Church Buildings Hampsfell Road, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6BE England +44 15395 35560 http://www.grangepcc.co.uk/
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5.0 based on 7 reviews

St Paul's Church, Grange over Sands

2. St Catherine's Chruch

Boot, Eskdale CA19 1TG England
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5.0 based on 21 reviews

St Catherine's Chruch

Reviewed By jeffwS8480OZ

A tiny delightful church in the most stunning setting, with distinctive red sandstone window frames. On the day of our visit, a chap was strimming carefully around the gravestones and then mowing the remainder of the churchyard, which is most beautifully maintained. Most probably the best kept churchyard I've ever visited, and I've visited a lot! Inside the charming church are some very lovely stained glass windows portraying the usual biblical scenes,but containing the most fabulous faces in fine detail.

3. St Oswalds Church

Main St, Ravenstonedale CA17 4NH England http://www.ravenstonedale.org/churches/oswalds.html
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

St Oswalds Church

4. Crosthwaite Parish Church

Main Street The Parish Room, Keswick CA12 5NN England +44 17687 71187 [email protected] http://www.crosthwaitechurchkeswick.co.uk/
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Crosthwaite Parish Church

5. Parish Church of St. James, Staveley

6 Brow Lane, Staveley, Kendal England +44 1539 821267 http://www.sikchurches.org.uk
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Parish Church of St. James, Staveley

6. St Michael's Church-Isel Church

Isel Road Nr. Bassenthwaite, Cockermouth CA13 9HT England http://www.visitcumbria.com/cm/isel-st-michaels-and-all-angels-church.htm
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4.5 based on 11 reviews

St Michael's Church-Isel Church

Reviewed By no1pinkpanther - Maryport, United Kingdom

Situated beside the River Derwent, close to the grounds of Isel Hall, this church dates from around 1130AD. Two Norman arches survive, in addition to four Norman windows. The oddities that have also endured from the past include an early stone staircase ambiguously set in the wall below an early window near the pulpit, what was it for? Several historical wall plaques, table and chest tombs can be found inside and four intriguing sundials are carved into the outside wall. The pre Conquest name of St Michael, and fragments of crosses on display inside the church, indicate the presence of a church on this site before Norman times. Here, by the River Derwent (the river of oak trees), not far from the Roman fort of Derventio at Papcastle, a village community worked and worshiped under the influence of the Christian ethic until the arrival of the Normans.

7. St Bega's Church

Mirehouse Grounds, Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick England +44 17687 76198
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4.5 based on 59 reviews

St Bega's Church

Reviewed By no1pinkpanther - Maryport, United Kingdom

A short drive down the lane signposted to the church leads you to an entrance to the church. If driving, you will need to drive along the track through 2 or 3 fields, but this means it's accessible even to the disabled. Just drive with care so as not to disturb the livestock and close the gates (which you will need to open) behind you. This leads you right down to the church by the lakeside. Alfred (Lord) Tennyson stayed at Mirehouse in 1835 while he was writing ‘Morte D’Arthur’ and St Bega’s Church inspired the opening lines: ‘…to a chapel nigh the field, A broken chancel with a broken cross, That stood on a dark straight of barren land,’.

8. Jesus Church

Patterdale Road A592 junction with Greengate lane, Troutbeck England +44 15394 43032 http://www.troutbeck.org/jesus_church_about_us.html
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4.5 based on 11 reviews

Jesus Church

9. St Lawrences Church

Crosby Ravensworth CA10 3JJ England
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

St Lawrences Church

10. Penrith Methodist Church

10 Wordsworth Street, Penrith CA11 7QY England +44 1768 862787 http://www.penrithmethodist.co.uk/welcome.htm
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

Penrith Methodist Church

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