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Recommended Towns & Villages near Torver

Levers Water

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction NE)

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...

Morning on the Farm

Broughton Mills (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.5 miles, 7.3 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...

Hall Dunnerdale

Hall Dunnerdale (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction W)

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...

The Kings Arms and Minstrals Gallery in Hawkshead

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

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.....

A picture of Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness (1 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction SW)

This attractive little place can boast of once being an important market town with a history stretching back to around the 15th and 16th centuries...

Little Langdale

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)

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

Morning view from moors above Grizebeck, Cumbria.  Coniston Fells in the distance.

Grizebeck (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SW)

This is a place that is all "Morning Glory" as the sun rises over the vast sweep of the moors, nature seems at peace with herself showing an intringent range of moorland colour and newly awaken wildlife creatures, out in search of food...

Langdale Pikes

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

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

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

Bowness Bay in winter.

Bowness on Windermere (218 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

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...

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

Boot (7 Pictures)

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

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...

The Golden Rule

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)

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..

Windermere Sunrise.

Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

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.....

Grasmere, Cumbria.

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.8 miles, 14.1 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 Cave

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.0 miles, 14.5 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...

Absolutely wonderful!

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

Eskdale valley scene. Cumbria.

Eskdale Green (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NW)

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Market St in Ulverston, Cumbria

Ulverston (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)

Old town and port with cobbled streets and a pretty market square. It is surrounded by the Furness fells, Coniston Water, Lake Windemere, and the spectacular Cumbrian Mountains. .....

Pack horse bridge

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NW)

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...

The Sea wall at the Rocks, Millom, Cumbria

Millom (54 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SW)

The town of Millom developed close to the banks of the estuary of the River Duddon. It nestles in the shadow of the Black Combe, beyond which lies the majestic scenery of the.....

In the village - Cartmel, Cumbria

Cartmel (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SE)

Cartmel's village square is surrounded by old shops, pubs and a 14th century gatehouse owned by the National Trust...

Recommended attractions near Torver

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NE)

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

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.1 km, direction NW)

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Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction E)

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

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

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

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction N)

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

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.1 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.....

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)

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,.....

The world famous Laurel & Hardy Museum in Ulverston, Cumbria. Birthplace of Stan Laurel

The Laurel & Hardy Museum (1 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction S)

The Laurel and Hardy Museum is appropriately sited in the town of Ulverston, Stan Laurel's birthplace. He was born in 1890, the.....

Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)

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,.....

Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church, Millom, Cumbria.

Millom Castle (1 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

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Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction W)

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction NE)

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

Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, Cumbria.

Sizergh Castle (28 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction E)

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

A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction N)

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Levens Hall Garden, South Lakes

Levens Hall Garden (24 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SE)

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

The ruins of Furness Abbey, near Barrow in Furness.

Furness Abbey (13 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction S)

St Mary of Furness was founded in 1123 by Stephen, later King of England...

Arnside Pele (fortified tower)

Arnside Tower (4 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SE)

The oldest building in the parish of Arnside. Arnside Tower is a ruin of a Pele tower which were fortified structures quite.....

Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction NW)

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

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction NE)

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Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 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.....


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