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Recommended Towns & Villages near Martindale

Ullswater near Glenridding.

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

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.....

Lanty's Tarn, Keidas, Patterdale Cumbria

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction SW)

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

Glenridding and Ullswater, Cumbria

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

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

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

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NW)

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

Penrith, Cumbria. The Agricultural Hotel with Penrith town and The Beacon behind

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE)

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Rydal Cave

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SW)

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...

From Castlerigg Farm Campsite, looking towards Cat Bells. Lake District

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

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...

Grasmere, Cumbria

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.8 miles, 15.8 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..

So calm

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.2 miles, 16.4 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...

St Mary's Church, Ambleside

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.2 miles, 16.4 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..

Cloudy for the time of year

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction W)

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.....

Troutbeck village

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.1 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.....

Tea room at Grange in Borrowdale, Cumbria

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Stonethwaite

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.4 miles, 18.3 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...

Leaping fish

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SW)

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

The shelter, Green Gable, Borrowdale, Cumbria

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.7 miles, 18.9 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...

Gates leading to Meaburn Hall, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction E)

Hunter Davies (famous author, journalist and broadcaster) described the village as "... one of the most beautiful villages in the country"...

Little Langdale

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SW)

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

Lake Windermere looking north from Lakeside.

Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.9 miles, 20.8 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

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.4 miles, 23.1 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.....

Recommended attractions near Martindale

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction SE)

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction SW)

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

Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NE)

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Lowther Castle with Norman Lowther from Manassas, VA - a direct descendant of Sir Richard Lowther.

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NE)

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

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction E)

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A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

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Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

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Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)

Coming Soon. Can you tell us about Brougham Castle? broughamcastle@picturesofengland.com..

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction W)

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.....

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 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.....

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 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,.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction W)

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 The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction W)

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

Langdale Pikes (44 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction SW)

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

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW)

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

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction S)

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Long Meg & her Daughters (Maughanby Circle)- near Penrith, Cumbria

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

The 12 foot high mass of sandstone known as Long Meg can be found close to a circle of smaller "daughter" stones in a spectacular.....

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 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.....

Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 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.....

Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 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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