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Recommended Towns & Villages near Windermere

Bowness Marina

Bowness on Windermere (218 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction S)

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...

Troutbeck village

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

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

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.....

Village Church.

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction W)

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.....

Under Loughrigg, Ambleside

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NW)

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..

Cottages on the road to Rydal Mount

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction NW)

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...

Langdale Pikes

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NW)

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

Little Langdale

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NW)

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

Old slate mine

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction W)

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...

Lake District

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NW)

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

The Howgills

Kendal (31 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SE)

Sometimes referred to 'the auld grey town' because it was built mainly of grey stone, Kendal is a large Market town in the east of Cumbria...

Kelly Hall Tarn, Torver

Torver (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction W)

The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's Lake District National Park...

Lanty's Tarn, Keidas, Patterdale Cumbria

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction N)

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

After the rains

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction N)

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

Arnside, Cumbria

Arnside (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction S)

This pretty village has all the ingredients of an old style fishing village with a delightful mix-match of charming properties rising up from a beach of firm golden sand littered with colourful sailing boats...

Mid Duddon Valley from the top of the lane between Broughton Mills and Hall Dunnerdale, Cumbria.

Hall Dunnerdale (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.7 miles, 20.5 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...

River through Cartmel

Cartmel (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction S)

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

Hause Farm B&B, Hallin Fell, Martindale, Cumbria

Martindale (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction N)

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Winter view of Black Combe from the lane near Broughton Mills, Cumbria.

Broughton Mills (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.0 miles, 20.8 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...

The path at the end of Stonethwaite Campsite, used by a lot of walkers

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction NW)

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...

Grange-over-Sands from Arnside Knott

Grange-over-Sands (12 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction S)

The town is backed by beautiful woodland and overlooks the vast expanse of Morecombe Bay...

Recommended attractions near Windermere

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.7 km)

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Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction SW)

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

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction W)

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

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.8 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.....

Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, Cumbria.

Sizergh Castle (28 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SE)

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

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction N)

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

The Lake District

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 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,.....

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

Langdale Pikes (45 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NW)

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

Levens Hall Garden, South Lakes

Levens Hall Garden (24 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)

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

Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NE)

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Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction W)

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

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NE)

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Arnside Pele (fortified tower)

Arnside Tower (4 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction S)

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

Hutton Roof, Nr Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria Jan 2006

Hutton Roof Crags (1 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction SE)

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A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction NW)

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

The Laurel & Hardy Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SW)

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)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction W)

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,.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.3 km, direction N)

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NW)

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.....

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

Lowther Castle (17 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)

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