Getting to Honister!!

Honister Slate Mine
Honister Pass, Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria
SAT NAV CA12 5XN - Grid NY20587/14167
info@honister.com


Directions:
If you are approaching from Keswick, take the B5289 through Borrowdale and Rosthwaite.
(9 miles.)
If you are approaching from Cockermouth, take the B5292 to Keswick and after four miles turn right onto the B5289 through Low Lorton and Buttermere. (14 miles.)

The slate workings are located either side of the Honister Pass, between Borrowdale and Buttermere (NGR NY 220 130). Many visitors will arrive at Honister on foot and will pass through the site on the various public footpaths.


Useful maps:
OS 1:50,000 Landranger sheet 90
OS 1:25,000 Outdoor Leisure Series Sheet 4 (The English Lakes North Western Area)


Staying in the Keswick area?
Click here for all your local transport information!


Public Transport to Honister:
Why not give the driver a break and leave your car, great way to check out the scenery.
TRAVELINE: 0871 200 2233 - 7 days a week 7am-8pm
Downloadable Honister Rambler Map
The Stagecoach Honister Rambler calls 8 times a day
Downloadable Time-Table



Please click here for an interactive map showing our location. MULTIMAP.


For a more detailed and informative map from Keswick or Cockermouth, click here.