4 Stone Circles More Hipster Than Stonehenge

Alyssa Hollingsworth | January 27, 2016

2. Castlerigg Stone Circle

(Lake District)

Castlerigg Stone Circle is a pleasant hike from Keswick, situated in the Lake District. After a steep ascent through a beautiful wood, you’ll cross pastures as you follow the footpath up. In late spring, the fields are covered in dandelion, and it feels rather like walking through a poem.

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A note for the Americans: The first times you encounter footpaths in England, it often feels quite a bit like trespassing. My mom and I were newbies at England when we did this, and several times almost turned back for fear we were in the wrong place. But unless it is clearly marked “no trespassing,” it is more than likely fine for you to walk around. Property laws in the UK are very different from in the US!

At the end of the hike, you emerge on the top of the hill, surrounded by mountains on every side. It is breathtaking. Somehow you feel as if you’re at the bottom of a valley, even though you’re on a hill.

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In lambing season, there are tiny lambs hopping on and off the stones, and chasing each other around them. Touch the stones to feel the warmth from the sun hot on one side, and the cool shade on the other. It is a lovely, mystical place.

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