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Recommended Towns & Villages near Pooley Bridge

Ullswater looking north from near Glencoyne.

Ullswater (364 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction SW)

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.....

View from St Martins Church, Martindale.

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction SW)

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Poets Walk, Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction NE)

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Ullswater Campbell Memorial

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction SW)

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

Patterdale Fells.

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

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

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

Threlkeld Village, Cumbria, with Blencathra (Halls Fell and summit)

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)

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

Gates leading to Meaburn Hall, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SE)

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

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

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.7 miles, 18.8 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...

A view of Keswick

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (12.2 miles, 19.7 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.....

Rydal Water

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.1 miles, 21.1 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...

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

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction SW)

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...

Springtime in Caldbeck

Caldbeck (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW)

An old brewery stands beside the Caldbeck - a tribute to the cold clear waters which gave the village its name. Caldbeck, which means 'cold stream' in Old Norse, grew up where.....

Boroughgate, the towns main street. Appleby-in-Westmoorland, Cumbria

Appleby-in-Westmorland (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction E)

Appleby, is situated in the valley of the River Eden near to Hoff Beck, stunningly beautiful, it is an ideal centre for both walking and touring...

View above Dufton

Dufton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction E)

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Grasmere from Brackenfell 5

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.6 miles, 21.9 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..

Ambleside Church.

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SW)

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..

Tea room at Grange in Borrowdale, Cumbria

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

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

Troutbeck village

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.2 miles, 22.8 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.....

Heron Crag in the Langstrath Valley  near Smithymire Island and Stonethwaite Borrowdale

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction SW)

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...

Castle Crag, Borrowdale, Cumbria

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SW)

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

Recommended attractions near Pooley Bridge

Dalemain House & Gardens, Penrith, Cumbria

Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction N)

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction E)

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Penrith Castle in Penrith, Lake District at daybreak

Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NE)

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Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumbria

Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

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Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.5 km, direction S)

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

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction W)

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

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 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.....

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 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.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 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.....

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 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.....

A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction W)

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The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 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,.....

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 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.....

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

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

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

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction S)

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Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SW)

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

Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 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)

(19.9 miles, 31.9 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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