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Lake Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere
The South Lakes area of Cumbria

Ambleside has a population of about 2600, and is beautifully situated in the Rothay valley one mile north of the head of Lake Windermere. One of the major centres for climbing and walking, it is a good central point for the ordinary visitor and has routes to most parts of the Lake District.

Bowness-on-Windermere is a sprawling tourist town on the shore of Windermere, about halfway along the 12 mile length of the lake between Waterhead at the North end, and Lakeside at the South end.

Ambleside area: red pointers = towns and villages, blue pointers = lakes, yellow pointers = mountains.
For fell names - select 'Terrain'. For streetview images - drag the yellow man to a point on the map.

Ambleside

The Armitt
Bridge House
Hayes Garden Centre
St Mary's Church
Stock Ghyll Force

Waterhead Pier
Galava Roman Fort
Stagshaw Garden


Grasmere

Grasmere Lake
Dove Cottage/Wordsworth Museum
Wordsworth's Grave
Loughrigg Tarn

Rydal

Rydal Water
Rydal Hall Garden
Rydal Mount
Dora's Field

Bowness-on-Windermere

Windermere (lake)

Windermere (village)

Steamboat Museum
Windermere Lake Cruises
World of Beatrix Potter
St Martin's Church

Blackwell
Bowness Ferry


Troutbeck

Townend House
Jesus Church
Holehird Gardens

Kirkstone Pass
Brothers Water

Brockhole

Great Langdale

Elterwater
Blea Tarn

Little Langdale

Cathedral Cave
Hodge Close Quarry
Little Langdale Tarn
Colwith Force
Slater Bridge
Wrynose Pass


Hawkshead
Beatrix Potter Gallery
Hawkshead Old Grammar School
Wray Castle Grounds
Hawkshead Courthouse


Near Sawrey

Hill Top
Esthwaite Water
Claife viewing station
Coniston

Coniston Water
Brantwood
Coniston Launch
The Ruskin Museum
Steam Yacht Gondola

Tarn Hows

Yew Tree Tarn

Yew Tree Farm

Newby Bridge
Lakeside Pier
Fellfoot Park
Aquarium of the Lakes
Graythwaite Hall Gardens
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
Stott Park Bobbin Mill

Accommodation
Churches in the area.