Mungrisdale Mires

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Mungrisdale Mires is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 1.1 km². It is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It lies inside the Lake District National Park.

The nearest railway station is Penrith North Lakes, about 13.5 km to the east. For more of the same, Skiddaw Group and Eycott Hill are close by.

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England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

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The Oddfellows Arms

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