Burnthwaite B&B is a farmhouse bed & breakfast on a working farm at the foot of the mountains.

Run by Georgina & Andrew, Burnthwaite is the closest accommodation to Kirkfell, Great Gable and Sty Head Pass, a gateway to the surrounding mountains including the Scafell massif, and after a day's walk just ten minutes walk from the local food and drink served at Ritson's Bar at the Wasdale Head Inn, the birthplace of British climbing