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The Trout Hotel
Crown Street, Cockermouth Cumbria CA13 0EJ
Our idyllic, picture postcard setting is on the bank of The River Derwent in Cockermouth. We are an independent hotel, run by a close-knit team of caring, enthusiastic people who go out of their way to make you feel at home, comfortable and relaxed.
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West Cumbria Rivers Trust
Keswick Convention Centre, Skiddaw Street, Keswick, Cumbria. CA12 4BY
West Cumbria Rivers Trust strives to restore and enhance the value of rivers, lakes, estuaries and surrounding countryside throughout West Cumbria for the benefit of people and wildlife.
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Many thanks to The Trout Hotel for facilitating this camera's location. The Derwent is a river in the Lake District of the county of Cumbria in the north of England. The name Derwent is derived from a Celtic word for 'oak trees'. The river rises at Styhead Tarn underneath Scafell Pike and flows in a northerly direction through the valley of Borrowdale, before continuing through Derwentwater, giving the lake its name. The Derwent then continues into Bassenthwaite Lake, picking up the waters of the River Greta just outside Keswick.
Another tributary is the River Cocker, which joins the Derwent at Cockermouth, through which the Derwent flows after exiting Bassenthwaite Lake on its now westerly course. After leaving Cockermouth, the river flows by Papcastle where a Roman fort bears the name of the river.
Another tributary is the River Cocker, which joins the Derwent at Cockermouth, through which the Derwent flows after exiting Bassenthwaite Lake on its now westerly course. After leaving Cockermouth, the river flows by Papcastle where a Roman fort bears the name of the river.