Coniston Attractions

Steam Yacht Gondola in the town of Coniston, in the county of Cumbria (0.6 miles, 0.9 km)
Rebuilt Victorian steam-powered yacht on Coniston Water, with the stunning backdrop of Coniston Fells in the heart of the Lake...
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Tarn Hows in the town of Coniston, in the county of Cumbria (2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction SW)
This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and...
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Grizedale Forest Park Country Park in the town of Hawkshead, in the county of Cumbria (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction NW)
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Hill Top in the town of Near Sawrey, in the county of Cumbria (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction W)
The Farmhouse in the Lake District where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her children's stories
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Wray Castle in the town of Ambleside, in the county of Cumbria (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)
Owned by the National Trust and set in 64 acres of land, Wray Castle is not actually a castle but a private house built in the...
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Hardknott Roman Fort in the town of Eskdale Green, in the county of Cumbria (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SE)
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Hardknott Pass in the town of Eskdale Green, in the county of Cumbria (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SE)
One of the steepest roads in England offering spectacular views across the lake district, and the ruins of an ancient lonely...
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Lake Windermere in the town of Windermere, in the county of Cumbria (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction W)
This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded...
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Stagshaw Garden in the town of Ambleside, in the county of Cumbria (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction SW)
Steep woodland garden, noted for its flowering shrubs, created by the late Cubby Acland, Regional Agent for the Trust.
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Langdale Pikes in the town of Little Langdale, in the county of Cumbria (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction S)
These famous pikes rise loftily above the village of Langdale, whilst below visitors can savour the wild and desolate beauty of...
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Dove Cottage in the town of Grasmere, in the county of Cumbria (6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW)
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Blackwell - The Arts & Crafts House in the town of Bowness on Windermere, in the county of Cumbria (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction W)
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Lake District National Park in the county of Cumbria (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)
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,...
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Townend in the town of Troutbeck, in the county of Cumbria (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction SW)
17th-century Lake District stone and slate house, former home of a wealthy farming family.
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Stanley Force in the town of Boot, in the county of Cumbria (8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction E)
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Fell Foot Park in the town of Ulverston, in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW)
A country park besides Lake Windermere with beautiful displays of daffodils and rhododendrons in season, picnic areas, boat hire,...
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Kirkstone Pass in the town of Ambleside, in the county of Cumbria (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SW)
The Lake District's highest mountain pass open to motor traffic at an altitude of 1,489 feet (454 m). Along the pass can be found...
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Wast Water in the town of Wasdale Head, in the county of Cumbria (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)
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,...
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Brothers Water in the town of Patterdale, in the county of Cumbria (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SW)
Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The...
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The Laurel & Hardy Museum in the town of Ulverston, in the county of Cumbria (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction N)
The Laurel and Hardy Museum is appropriately sited in the town of Ulverston, Stan Laurel's birthplace. He was born in 1890, the...
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