Is Surprise View car park free?
This is a small pay-and-display car park with a huge view across Derwent Water to Skiddaw and even Scotland on a clear day. For your convenience, you can pay-by-phone to park here.
How Much Is Surprise View car park?
There are lots of routes from the main car park which is reasonable at £3.50 for 4 hours or £4.75 for all day, and you can pay by card which is really handy.
How long is surprise view walk?
Price: Free
| Length: | 4.98 miles |
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| Surface: | Moderate |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
Where do you park for Padley Gorge?
Surprise View car park
Padley Gorge is just 1/2 mile from the National Trust’s beautiful Longshaw Estate. It is between the village of Grindleford and the A6187 road. You can park at Grindleford and scramble up Upper Padley, or at Surprise View car park. Cross the road and head through the rocks until you get to Padley Gorge.
How do you walk to surprise view?
For a relatively short but interesting walk – take the Keswick Launch from Keswick to Ashness Pier. Walk up to Ashness Bridge and on to Surprise View. Return, but take a left turn through the grounds of the Derwentwater Youth Hostel, seeing their Victorian waterfalls, and buying tea and cake at the hostel.
Is Padley Gorge free?
This Padley Gorge walk is one of our favourite Peak District family walks, especially for young kids, as they can paddle in the stream, climb boulders and trees, and there’s even ice-cream at the end! It’s a 2.7km cicular walk that takes in the National Trust’s Longshaw Estate too (which is free to walk though).
Can you walk all the way around Derwentwater?
The walk around Derwentwater is a beautiful, 10 mile route. With flat and easy paths, you pass through woodland and along the lake shore. There are places to stop for picnics and cafes, and the Keswick launch to take for some of the route if you fancy a short cut!
Why is ashness bridge famous?
Ashness Bridge is a traditional stone-built bridge on the single-track road from the Borrowdale road (B5289) to Watendlath, in the English Lake District. It is at grid reference NY270196, and is famous for being a fine viewpoint across Borrowdale towards Skiddaw.