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title: "A Day in Borrowdale | Visit Keswick, Lake District"
url: https://visitkeswick.com/do/days-out/a-day-in-borrowdale
description: "Love Keswick and ready to explore a little further afield?"
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Love Keswick and ready to explore a little further afield? The Borrowdale Valley is just on the doorstep and one of the most beautiful in the Lake District.

Morning

Go in search of Millican Dalton's Cave. This half-day circular walk from Rosthwaite takes you around the base of Castle Crag, to the cave and back alongside the river. For route details [see the route](https://visitkeswick.com/do/walking-routes/rosthwaite-and-millican-daltons-cave) .

Afternoon

Visit [Ashness bridge](https://visitkeswick.com/explore/not-to-miss/ashness-bridge) , one of the most photographed bridges in the Lake District. A short stroll up the hill is [Surprise View](https://visitkeswick.com/explore/not-to-miss/ashness-bridge) , a magnificent panorama overlooking Derwentwater. Nearby don't miss a visit to the [Bowder Stone](https://visitkeswick.com/explore/not-to-miss/the-bowder-stone) , the most famous boulder in Lakeland.

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- The Bowder Stone
- Ashness Bridge
- Surprise View
- Derwentwater
- Castle Crag
- Rosthwaite
- Borrowdale
- Keswick

More suggestions for a day are on the [days out index](https://visitkeswick.com/do/days-out) . If you would rather build your own, everything in Keswick is under [things to do](https://visitkeswick.com/do) .

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