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from lake to lake is between three and four miles, a large
proportion of which is apt to be flooded in winter; and
occasionally the waters actually join, so as to present the
appearance of a lake of ten miles long,- the length of
Windermere. These floods are a serious drawback to the
productiveness of the lake levels, and the health and
comfort of the inhabitants.
The side opposite Skiddaw is the most interesting of the
two; so the traveller takes it first. The road passes
through Portinscale and Braithwaite to Thornthwaite, and
leaves Whinlatter on the left. It passes through woods and
pretty glades which make a charming foreground, while old
Skiddaw fills the view on the opposite shore. Lord's Seat
and Barf rise boldly to the left, and the road runs, for the
most part, on the margin of the lake. It winds round, after
passing Peel Wyke, to Ouse Bridge, beneath which the lake
discharges itself in the form of the much enlarged river
Derwent, which flows away towards Cockermouth. If it is
thought worth while to go a mile or two out of the way for
an exceedingly fine view, the traveller will follow the
Hesket road for a mile beyond Castle Inn, and ascend the
Haws on the right. Thence he will see a charming landscape,-
the open vales of Embleton and Isell, and the whole expanse
of the lake, with its rich terraced shores. From Castle Inn,
it is eight miles to Keswick. The road turns away from the
lake, and presents nothing more of remarkable beauty.
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