Recommended Towns & Villages near Wasdale Head

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction S)

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...

Nether Wasdale (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)

Nether Wasdale lies opposite Wasdale Head at the western fringe of Wast Water...

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction NE)

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

Buttermere (102 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction N)

Even when swirling mist rolls in over the stark fells surrounding Buttermere, the little hamlet remains serene in its simplicity and beauty...

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NE)

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...

Eskdale Green (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction SW)

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Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NE)

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

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)

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...

Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

Loweswater is centred in a landscape of grandeur, it is surrounded by Mellbreak Fell, Carling Knott Fell and Burnbank Fell, all excellent climbing and walking country giving views of a mountainous landscape reflected in sun-kissed pewter waters...

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

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

Hall Dunnerdale (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction S)

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...

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction E)

Elterwater is barely 200ft above sea level, it is picturesquely set beneath the glories of the Langdale Pikes..

Grasmere (402 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction E)

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

Coniston (238 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE)

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...

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NE)

Castlerigg is a favoured destination for tourists, it is easily accessible from the market town of Keswick and is within easy reach of the snaking waters of the pretty River Greta, picturesque becks and fells...

Ravenglass (40 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW)

Special for being the only coastal village within the Lake District National Park, Ravenglass lies where three important rivers converge into the sea...

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

Keswick is a pretty Market Town that nestles between the spectacular Skiddaw Mountains and the northern end of the serene Derwentwater Lake within the Lake District National Park.....

Torver (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)

The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's Lake District National Park...

Rydal (62 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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...

Broughton Mills (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction S)

It offers a panorama of superb views in all directions, and is certainly one of the most magnificent walking areas close to the western fringe of the Lake District National Park...

Recommended attractions near Wasdale Head

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction SW)

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,.....

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

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Langdale Pikes (44 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction E)

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

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

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Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction N)

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

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction E)

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,.....

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction N)

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.....

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction SW)

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Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction E)

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

Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE)

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

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)

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

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction NE)

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.....

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)

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Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

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

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction N)

These wonderful ruins of a by-gone age can be discovered in the charming inland resort of Cockermouth, amongst Lakeland's.....

St Bees Head (7 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

These are the only cliffs on the coast of Cumbria, and it here visitors can catch a glimpse of the sheer drama of sea-birds, for.....

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SE)

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Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 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.....

Millom Castle (1 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction S)

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Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction E)

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