The Lakes Distillery – Wordsworth House and Garden loop from Bridekirk

The Lakes Distillery – Wordsworth House and Garden loop from Bridekirk

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The Lakes Distillery – Wordsworth House and Garden loop from Bridekirk

01:43

31.6km

400m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.81 km

Statue of the Earl of Mayo

Highlight • Historical Site

Born in 1821 in Dublin, Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo was the Member of Parliament for the Borough of Cockermouth from 1857 to 1868. He was Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872 where he was unfortunately assassinated in the Anderman Islands while visiting the convict settlement there.
He has Mayo Street and Mayo Park named after him.

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5.85 km

Main Street Fisheries

Highlight • Restaurant

Main Street Fisheries is a classic fish and chip shop.
Open Mon to Fri 11:00 - 14:30 and 16:00 - 20:30.
Sat 11:00 - 20:30.
Closed Sundays.

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13.8 km

The Lakes Distillery

Highlight • Structure

Home of the future Lakes Malt. Whiskey Tours, a gift shop and a fine Bistro!

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14.3 km

Ouse Bridge and View of Bassenthwaite Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this delightful little bridge and its surroundings at the northern end of Bassenthwaite is a wonderful view of the North and North Western Lakeland Fells. Bassenthwaite's location in the north of the national park makes it quieter than the likes of Ullswater, Derwent Water and Windermere. However, it is technically the only lake in the Lake District, the others being meres and waters.

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15.7 km

Bassenthwaite Lake Station Café

Highlight • Cafe

Set in a renovated station with a full size replica steam train, Bassenthwaite Lake Station cafe also serves good coffee, with bike-friendly outdoor seating Open every day 9-5.

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19.8 km

Seacross Wood

Forest

24.9 km

Kirkgate, Cockermouth

Highlight • Settlement

Kirkgate is the old eighteenth century district of Cockermouth, close to All Saints Curch, where the houses were built to house the workforce for the many new mills being created in the town, particularly around the River Cocker and Bitter Beck.
There were many shops along Kirkgate. The windows still exist but the shops are all gone now, as the town centre moved to Main Street in Victoria times.

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25.2 km

4Play Cycles

Highlight • Structure

4 Play Cycles is a great local bike shop with spares, repairs, new bikes and local knowledge. They also organise local bike rides if you're staying in the area.
Open 10:00 - 16:00 but closed on Thursday and Sunday.

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25.9 km

Wordsworth House and Garden

Highlight • Monument

Wordsworth House rises majestically on Main Street in Cockermouth, a charming town on the edge of the Lake District. Built around 1745, the house reflects the understated grandeur of Georgian architecture: a perfectly symmetrical façade of sand-colored bricks, tall rectangular windows with classically framed woodwork, and an ornate yet understated doorway that evokes the sense of order and proportion characteristic of this period. The poet William Wordsmouth was born here in 1770.

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