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Recommended Towns & Villages near Skelwith Bridge

Langdale Pikes

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (1.3 miles, 2.1 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 (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction W)

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

St Mary's Church Ambleside

Ambleside (844 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction E)

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..

Rydal Cave

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (2.1 miles, 3.5 km, direction NE)

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...

Grasmere, Vale, Cumbria

Grasmere (405 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction N)

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

Hawkshead interior.

Hawkshead (116 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction S)

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.....

Troutbeck, Windermere, Lake District

Troutbeck (61 Pictures)

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

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.....

Old slate mine

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction SW)

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...

Windermere, looking north on a summer afternoon.

Windermere (273 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE)

Lake Windermere is England's largest lake, and one of it's most popular with visitors. It is 10.5 miles long and approx 1 mile wide. The water of the lake reaches a depth of.....

Looking north from Bowness Bay.

Bowness on Windermere (219 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction SE)

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...

The station house at Torver

Torver (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)

The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's 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 (8.0 miles, 12.9 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...

Call Box in Patterdale, Lake District, County Cumbria, England

Patterdale (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NE)

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

The shelter, Green Gable, Borrowdale, Cumbria

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NW)

There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park...

Glenridding, Ullswater. Canon Powershot A710is

Glenridding (67 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Watendlath

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (9.0 miles, 14.6 km, direction NW)

A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series...

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 (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SW)

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...

Lund Bridge

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction W)

Vast, lonely landscape of towering fells, jewel like streams and tarns situated at the head of the Wasdale Valley with the mighty Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain and Great Gable forming an almost uniformity range of mountains in the distance...

Grange village in english countryside

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.7 km, direction NW)

A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England...

On the tops above Boot, Eskdale, Cumbria.

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction W)

Boot is one of Lakeland's precious jewels, a charming stone village surrounded by towering scenery which includes two of the regions most scenic waterfalls, the Dalegarth Force and Birker Force...

Recommended attractions near Skelwith Bridge

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

Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction N)

Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....

Tarn Hows 5

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction SW)

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

The Lake District

The Lake District (1474 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.0 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)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NW)

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

Windermere Boat Museum, Cumbria

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE)

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Lake Windermere, Summer 2003

Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SE)

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

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

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NE)

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

Hardknott Roman Fort( Lake District )19th June 2005

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction W)

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A picture of The Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

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Haweswater from Rigging dale ridge, Lake District

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NE)

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Wast Water

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 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,.....

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)

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.....

Derwentwater as the daylight starts to go

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction N)

Derwentwater is one of 16 Lakes set within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is one of the most northerly of the.....

A picture of Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)

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Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, Cumbria.

Sizergh Castle (28 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 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.....

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

Shap Abbey (1 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NE)

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Levens Hall Garden, South Lakes

Levens Hall Garden (24 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Whinlatter Forest Park

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NW)

If you happen to visit Keswick in Cumbria do not miss out on Whinlatter Forest Park, for this superb gift of nature is a real.....

Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NW)

The romantic setting between high fells gives Crummock Water its character. It is somewhat overshadowed by other better known.....

Muncaster Castle, Cumbria

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction W)

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