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St Mary's Church Ambleside

Ambleside (844 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km of Waterhead)

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 village

Troutbeck (61 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria

(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction E of Waterhead)

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.....

Loughrigg Tarn, near Grasmere.

Grasmere (405 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction NW of Waterhead)

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

Windermere Sunrise.

Windermere (273 Pictures) in the county of Cumbria

(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SE of Waterhead)

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.....

The Kings Arms and Minstrals Gallery in Hawkshead

Hawkshead (116 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SW of Waterhead)

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction NW)

Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 6.0 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)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 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.....

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 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,.....

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)

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

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

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction W)

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

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction NE)

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