'Ullswater'
Location : Glenridding / Pooley Bridge
Map - Ordnance Survey - NY 440205
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| Ullswater looking towards Howtown and Martindale. Aerial photo by Simon Ledingham. |
Ullswater is the second largest lake at 7.5 miles long. on average 3/4 mile wide and
with a maximum depth of 205 feet at Howtown. It has three distinct bends giving it a
dog's leg appearance.
The village of Pooley Bridge is at the northern end,
Glenridding at the southern end, with Howtown about halfway down.
Ullswater is clear but deep, and in the deepest part lives a curious fish called the
skelly, a sort of freshwater herring.
Ullswater Cruises operate two diesel craft 'Raven' and 'Lady of the Lake' during the summmertime.
Possibly the best lakeshore walk is found on Ullswater's south eastern shore, between Howtown
and Glenridding - two of the three stopping points for the boats, with striking views across
Ullswater's most attractive section.
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| Looking south from Glenridding Steamer Pier |
A visit to Glencoyne Park by
William and Dorothy Wordsworth on 15 April 1802, gave him
the inspiration to write his most famous poem, 'Daffodils'.
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Bleaberry Knott above the Ullswater Steamer from the lower slopes of Glenridding Dodd.
Photo by Tony Richards. |
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| Ullswater from St Sunday Crag. Photo by Ann Bowker. |
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Page last changed 28 Dec 2007.
