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Grasmere, Autumn colours.

Grasmere

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

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

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Misty view from Loughrigg Fell - towards Rydal water

Rydal

(1.5 miles, 2.3 km, direction E)

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...

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Langdale Pikes

Elterwater

(1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction SW)

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

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Little Langdale

Little Langdale

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction SW)

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

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Stepping Stones near Ambleside

Ambleside

(2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction SE)

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..

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Traditional Lakeland Cottage in Troutbeck, Cumbria

Troutbeck

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction SE)

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.....

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The Kings Arms and Minstrals Gallery in Hawkshead

Hawkshead

(5.6 miles, 9.1 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.....

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Herdwicks & Harter Fell

Coniston

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW)

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...

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A picture of Stonethwaite

Stonethwaite

(6.4 miles, 10.2 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...

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Call Box in Patterdale, Lake District, County Cumbria, England

Patterdale

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NE)

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

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The Lake District

The Lake District

(2.9 miles, 4.6 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,.....

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Stock Ghyll Waterfall Ambleside

Stock Ghyll Force

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction SE)

Stock Ghyll Force is a spectacular 70 foot waterfall set in the beautiful picturesque surroundings of Stock Ghyll Woods, near.....

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Stagshaw Garden

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SE)

Steep woodland garden, noted for its flowering shrubs, created by the late Cubby Acland, Regional Agent for the Trust...

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

Langdale Pikes

(3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction W)

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

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Cloudy on the Kirkstone Pass

Kirkstone Pass

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction E)

Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District is famous for its iconic view on the road to Ullswater from the town of Ambleside. There is.....

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Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction S)

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

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Townend

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SE)

17th-century Lake District stone and slate house, former home of a wealthy farming family...

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

Brothers Water

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction NE)

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

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Steam Yacht Gondola

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction S)

Rebuilt Victorian steam-powered yacht on Coniston Water, with the stunning backdrop of Coniston Fells in the heart of the Lake.....

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Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SE)

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