Recommended Towns & Villages near Ullswater

Martindale (2 Pictures)

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

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Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction SW)

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

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

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

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

Penrith (49 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (7.7 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

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Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.2 miles, 13.2 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 (9.7 miles, 15.6 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...

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.8 miles, 15.7 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 (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.2 miles, 16.5 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..

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (10.5 miles, 16.9 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.....

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.0 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...

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

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

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.0 miles, 17.7 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.....

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction W)

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

Maulds Meaburn (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

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

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.8 miles, 18.9 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...

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SW)

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

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.1 miles, 19.5 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...

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SW)

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

Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (13.3 miles, 21.4 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.....

Caldbeck (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (14.4 miles, 23.2 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.....

Recommended attractions near Ullswater

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction SE)

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Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction N)

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Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

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Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SE)

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Penrith Castle (13 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NE)

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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction W)

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Brougham Castle (12 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction NE)

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

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 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 (6 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 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.....

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 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.....

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 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,.....

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction W)

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Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction SW)

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

Long Meg & her Daughters (14 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 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.....

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction S)

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Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction SW)

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

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 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 (148 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.5 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 (37 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.4 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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