Underscar
Underscar is an English country house. This one stands 1.5 km north of Keswick. It is a Grade II listed building.
Historic house near Keswick
Just outside Keswick
Underscar is 1.5 km north of Keswick. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Keswick has 49 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
The warmest afternoons in Keswick run June to August, at 17–19°C.
Underscar
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Within 15 km there are 16 more places to visit, starting with Derwent Pencil Museum (2 km).
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 1.5 km north of Keswick
- Official site
- underscar.co.uk
Getting your bearings
The orange dot is Underscar; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Underscar
In size, Keswick comes first of the 3, with 4,465 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Keswick
Portinscale
Braithwaite
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Underscar is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keswick | 1.5 km south of it | 4,465 | 15 |
| Portinscale | 2.5 km southwest of it | 498 | 15 |
| Braithwaite | 3.7 km southwest of it | 128 | 13 |
Combine it with these
16 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 historic sites among them.
MuseumDerwent Pencil Museum2 km away2
Historic house · National TrustDerwent Island and House3.4 km away3
MuseumKeswick Museum & Art Gallery2 km away4
Historic houseMirehouse4.7 km away5Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageCastlerigg Stone Circle2.9 km away6
CastleIsel Hall14 km away7Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustForce Crag Mine8.2 km away8MuseumMuseumThe Retro Zone2.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Underscar
Where is Underscar?
Underscar is 1.5 km north of Keswick, Cumbria.
What is Underscar?
English country house in Underskiddaw, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Underscar?
June to August are the warmest months in Keswick, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Underscar a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Underscar?
Within 15 km: Derwent Pencil Museum (2 km), Derwent Island and House (3.4 km), Keswick Museum & Art Gallery (2 km) and Mirehouse (4.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Underscar: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derwent Pencil Museum: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derwent Island and House: ThereWereNoWMDs, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keswick Museum & Art Gallery: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirehouse: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isel Hall: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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