| Coordinates: | 54.657, -3.243 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NY 19 29 |
| Dialling code: | 017687 (Keswick) |
The small rural parish of Wythop sits on the northern edge of the Lake District in the reconstituted county of Cumberland, a few miles east of Cockermouth and close to the northern shore of Bassenthwaite Lake. The landscape is a peaceful glacial valley drained by Wythop Beck, with pockets of broadleaved woodland, small tarns and patchwork farmland that attract walkers looking for quieter lanes and footpaths.
Historically agricultural, Wythop comprises a scattering of farms, estate cottages and low-density dwellings; its economy now mixes hill farming with holiday accommodation and other tourism-linked activity from visitors to the national park. A number of 18th- and 19th-century buildings and old field boundaries hint at the area’s rural past, while local conservation efforts help preserve its wildlife-rich woods and wetlands.
Postcode districts covering Wythop
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Workington 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Whitehaven 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Penrith 20.1 miles32.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Bothel and Wharrels Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Bassenthwaite Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Setmurthy Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Embleton Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Lorton Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Blindcrake Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Underskiddaw Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Above Derwent Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Braithwaite Built-up area 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Cockermouth Built-up area 4.9 miles8 km
- Blindbothel Parish 5 miles8 km
Example postcodes in Wythop
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 67.1 miles108 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 73.3 miles118 km
- Aspatria Railway Station 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Maryport Railway Station 10.8 miles17.3 km
Hotels near Wythop Ad
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ravenstone Manor 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Lyzzick Hall Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Overwater Hall 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Coledale Inn 3 4.3 miles7 km
- The Swinside Inn 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Highfield 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Hundith Hill Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Littletown Farm Guesthouse 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
Local points of interest
- Blencathra Centre Country house 7 miles11.2 km
- Winscales Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Borough Park Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 15.7 miles25.3 km
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Calder Hall Estate 19.5 miles31.4 km