Recommended Towns & Villages near Glenridding

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

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

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction NE)

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Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction NE)

Ullswater is considered by many to be the lake districts most beautiful lake. It is 7.5 miles of pure beauty, and as you approach it from any direction you will see why. Ullswater.....

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NW)

This is a magical area of sparking lakes, tumbling waterfalls, high peaks and vast moorland regions...

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction S)

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...

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)

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

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

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...

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction NW)

Castlerigg is a favoured destination for tourists, it is easily accessible from the market town of Keswick and is within easy reach of the snaking waters of the pretty River Greta, picturesque becks and fells...

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NW)

Keswick is a pretty Market Town that nestles between the spectacular Skiddaw Mountains and the northern end of the serene Derwentwater Lake within the Lake District National Park.....

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction S)

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..

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

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...

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction W)

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

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)

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

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

Elterwater is barely 200ft above sea level, it is picturesquely set beneath the glories of the Langdale Pikes..

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)

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.....

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SW)

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

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NE)

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Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)

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.....

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.2 miles, 19.6 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.....

Bowness on Windermere (218 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction S)

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...

Recommended attractions near Glenridding

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction S)

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

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NW)

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Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction E)

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Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)

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

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NW)

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.....

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SW)

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,.....

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NE)

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The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction W)

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Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NW)

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

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NE)

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Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)

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Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

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Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction S)

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

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction NE)

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Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction W)

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.....

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction S)

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Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction S)

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

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction W)

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

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