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Recommended Towns & Villages near Elterwater

Little Langdale

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (1.1 miles, 1.8 km)

Little Langdale is a delightful hamlet in a hauntingly beautiful area lying above the Furness Fells...

Grasmere, Cumbria

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction N)

This tiny stone village is beautifully set between the tranquil waters of Grasmere Lake and the jagged heights of Helm Crag and Nab Scar..

Rydal Water

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction NE)

Rydal in the lake district will be forever associated with the poet William Wordsworth who lived here and whose works reflect the beautiful landscape that so vividly captured his imagination almost from the moment he was born...

High Sweden Bridge 4

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction E)

Ambleside, meaning "Shieling" or summer pasture by the riverbank, lies next to the northern shore of Lake Windermere. A busy victorian town ideal as a base when visiting the Lake District..

'Esthwaite Water', Hawkshead

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction S)

The pretty village of Hawkshead is full of old-world picturesque charm throughout its traffic-free streets where one can roam freely to investigate all it has to offer in the way.....

Lake Coniston

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction S)

There is a timelessness about this pretty village which is set beneath the awesome splendour of "The Old Man of Coniston" towering some 2,500ft above...

Traditional Lakeland Cottage in Troutbeck, Cumbria

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction E)

A village that is spread along an old valley road for around one and a half miles. Lots of charm and old cottages, surrounded by beautiful lakeland countryside. Beatrix Potter.....

On the road to Windermere

Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SE)

Lake Windermere is England's largest lake, and one of it's most popular with visitors. It is 10.5 miles long and approx 1 mile wide. The water of the lake reaches a depth of.....

taken from the camp site in Stonethwaite, Cumbria

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NW)

Tucked away in a quiet part of Borrowdale where streams tumble down crags amongst a patchwork of old pack-horse trails, scenery does not come more beautiful than that which surrounds this peaceful hamlet in the Langstrath Valley...

The station house at Torver

Torver (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction S)

The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's Lake District National Park...

St Martin's Church, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria

Bowness on Windermere (218 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SE)

This is the principal resort on Lake Windermere, it is a town crammed with quaint narrow streets jammed full of summer tourists which sprawls along the shores of the lake somewhere between Waterhead and Lakeside...

Castle Crag, Borrowdale, Cumbria

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NW)

There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park...

Watendlath Tarn. Cumbria.   Taken Aug 05 using a Canon Powershot S50

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW)

A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series...

Lanty's Tarn, Keidas, Patterdale Cumbria

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE)

The village of Patterdale is a well known vantage point at the head of Ulleswater, close to Brotherswater...

Old Lead mine buildings, Glenridding

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE)

Glenridding lies in a beautiful area on the south-west side of Ullswater...

Wasdale view

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction W)

Vast, lonely landscape of towering fells, jewel like streams and tarns situated at the head of the Wasdale Valley with the mighty Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain and Great Gable forming an almost uniformity range of mountains in the distance...

Tea room at Grange in Borrowdale, Cumbria

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction NW)

A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England...

Hall Dunnerdale

Hall Dunnerdale (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)

Scenery does not come much finer than the scenic beauty surrounding the Valley of the River Duddon where you will find the delightful hamlet of Hall Dunnerdale...

Eskdale view

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction W)

Boot is one of Lakeland's precious jewels, a charming stone village surrounded by towering scenery which includes two of the regions most scenic waterfalls, the Dalegarth Force and Birker Force...

A picture of Broughton Mills

Broughton Mills (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SW)

It offers a panorama of superb views in all directions, and is certainly one of the most magnificent walking areas close to the western fringe of the Lake District National Park...

Recommended attractions near Elterwater

Dove Cottage in Grasmere. The one time home of the Poet William Wordsworth

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction NE)

Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction S)

This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and.....

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction NW)

I first saw the Lake District many years ago, when for eight out of my eleven day sojourn, it rained, and rained! None-the-less,.....

A view of Langdale Pikes, Little Langdale, Cumbria from Tarn Hows.

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction NW)

These famous pikes rise loftily above the village of Langdale, whilst below visitors can savour the wild and desolate beauty of.....

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SE)

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Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction SE)

This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded.....

Brothers Water from Kirkstone Pass, English Lakes. September 2006. Cannon Powershot 400

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE)

Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The.....

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

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A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction NW)

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Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

Wast Water is the deepest lake in England at 280 feet deep. The awesome peaks of Sca Fell and Great Gable tower over the wild,.....

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NE)

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction N)

The best time to view Castlerigg Stone Circle is that eyrie time when night is just giving way to dawn. It is then, with a.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

Derwentwater is one of 16 Lakes set within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is one of the most northerly of the.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

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A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NW)

If you happen to visit Keswick in Cumbria do not miss out on Whinlatter Forest Park, for this superb gift of nature is a real.....

Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction NW)

The romantic setting between high fells gives Crummock Water its character. It is somewhat overshadowed by other better known.....

Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

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Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, Cumbria.

Sizergh Castle (28 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SE)

This ancient fortress has been the home of the Strickland family for more than 750 years. It began as a 60ft, four storey tower.....

Shap Abbey, near the village of Shap in Cumbria, taken in 1963

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NE)

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Levens Hall Garden, South Lakes

Levens Hall Garden (24 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SE)

Levens Hall is a wonderful Elizabethan mansion, which began life as a medieval tower refuge against the Scots, it was completed.....


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