Location : Glenridding / Pooley Bridge
Map - Ordnance Survey - NY 440205
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Ullswater looking South West. Aerial photo by Simon Ledingham.
Ullswater looking towards Howtown and Martindale. Aerial photo by Simon Ledingham.
The Leeming House Hotel at Watermillock
Ullswater Yacht Club
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.
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'.
Ullswater 2nd reach. Aerial Photo by Simon Ledingham.
Bleaberry Knott above the Ullswater Steamer from the lower slopes of Glenridding Dodd.
Photo by Tony Richards.
Ullswater from St Sunday Crag. Photo by Ann Bowker.
Ullswater 3rd reach, and Glenridding. Aerial Photo by Simon Ledingham.
Related Links :
- www.ullswater.co.uk
- www.ullswater.com
- Ullswater Yacht Club
- Wikipedia - Ullswater
- Open Directory - Ullswater
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