Guidebook for Steel Green
Parks & Nature
Coniston Water in Cumbria, England is the third largest lake in the English Lake District. It is five miles long, half a mile wide, has a maximum depth of 184 feet, and covers an area of 1.89 square miles.
Area: 4.7 km²
Length: 8.8 km
Surface elevation: 44 m
Mean depth: 24 m
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Coniston Water
Coniston Water in Cumbria, England is the third largest lake in the English Lake District. It is five miles long, half a mile wide, has a maximum depth of 184 feet, and covers an area of 1.89 square miles.
Area: 4.7 km²
Length: 8.8 km
Surface elevation: 44 m
Mean depth: 24 m
Windermere is a large lake in Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, northwest England. It’s surrounded by mountain peaks and villages, including Bowness-on-Windermere, where The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction has modern displays on the children’s writer. In the north, trails lead to Orrest Head, a hill with views across the lake and the fells beyond, and Holehird Gardens, with their alpines, heathers and shrubs.
Length: 18.08 km
Area: 14.73 km²
Width: 1.49 km
Surface elevation: 39 m
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Windermere
The Promenade
Windermere is a large lake in Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, northwest England. It’s surrounded by mountain peaks and villages, including Bowness-on-Windermere, where The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction has modern displays on the children’s writer. In the north, trails lead to Orrest Head, a hill with views across the lake and the fells beyond, and Holehird Gardens, with their alpines, heathers and shrubs.
Length: 18.08 km
Area: 14.73 km²
Width: 1.49 km
Surface elevation: 39 m
Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve is a nature reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds on the edge of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is on the Duddon Estuary near the town of Millom
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RSPB Hodbarrow
Mainsgate Road Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve is a nature reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds on the edge of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is on the Duddon Estuary near the town of Millom
Derwentwater is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria.
Length: 4.6 km
Surface elevation: 75 m
Area: 5.18 km²
Mean depth: 5.5 m
Width: 1.91 km
Islands: Lord's Island, Rampsholme Island, St Herbert's Island, Otterbield Island, Derwent Island
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Derwentwater
Derwentwater is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria.
Length: 4.6 km
Surface elevation: 75 m
Area: 5.18 km²
Mean depth: 5.5 m
Width: 1.91 km
Islands: Lord's Island, Rampsholme Island, St Herbert's Island, Otterbield Island, Derwent Island
Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, being approximately nine miles long and 0.75 miles wide with a maximum depth of slightly more than 60 metres.
Area: 8.9 km²
Length: 11.8 km
Surface elevation: 145 m
Mean depth: 25 m
Width: 1.02 km
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Ullswater
Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, being approximately nine miles long and 0.75 miles wide with a maximum depth of slightly more than 60 metres.
Area: 8.9 km²
Length: 11.8 km
Surface elevation: 145 m
Mean depth: 25 m
Width: 1.02 km
Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles long and ³⁄₄-mile wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about 70 ft.
Area: 5.128 km²
Surface elevation: 68 m
Length: 6.4 km
Mean depth: 21 m
Bassenthwaite Lake National Nature Reserve
2 Ryecroft Cl
Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles long and ³⁄₄-mile wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about 70 ft.
Area: 5.128 km²
Surface elevation: 68 m
Length: 6.4 km
Mean depth: 21 m
Haweswater is a reservoir in the English Lake District, built in the valley of Mardale in the county of Cumbria.
Surface elevation: 246 m
Area: 3.9 km²
Length: 6.7 km
Mean depth: 23 m
Width: 900 m
Islands: Wood Howe Island
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Haweswater Reservoir
Haweswater is a reservoir in the English Lake District, built in the valley of Mardale in the county of Cumbria.
Surface elevation: 246 m
Area: 3.9 km²
Length: 6.7 km
Mean depth: 23 m
Width: 900 m
Islands: Wood Howe Island
Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England, at an elevation of 978 metres above sea level. It is located in the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, and is part of the Southern Fells. Wikipedia
Elevation: 978 m
Prominence: 912 m
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Scafell Pike
Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England, at an elevation of 978 metres above sea level. It is located in the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, and is part of the Southern Fells. Wikipedia
Elevation: 978 m
Prominence: 912 m
Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom
Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom
Sightseeing
Catch the train to lakeside on lake Windermere, then enjoy a boat cruise to Bowness-on-Windermere
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Ferrocarril de Lakeside y Haverthwaite
Catch the train to lakeside on lake Windermere, then enjoy a boat cruise to Bowness-on-Windermere
Lovely pebble beach, tall cliffs and view across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man.
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St. Bees Beach Seafront
23 ScalebarrowLovely pebble beach, tall cliffs and view across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man.
Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness is a former monastery located in the northern outskirts of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
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Furness Abbey
Manor RoadFurness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness is a former monastery located in the northern outskirts of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
The Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across Batty Moss in the valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England.
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Viaducto de Ribblehead
Low Sleights RoadThe Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across Batty Moss in the valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England.
Aquarium with freshwater and marine life, featuring an underwater otter tunnel and stingrays.
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Acuario de los Lagos
Aquarium with freshwater and marine life, featuring an underwater otter tunnel and stingrays.
Beatrix Potter's 17th-century farmhouse: a time-capsule of her life
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National Trust Hill Top
Beatrix Potter's 17th-century farmhouse: a time-capsule of her life
The Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum now located at Backbarrow, Cumbria, England which houses a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars and motoring related items and memorabilia
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Museo de Motores Lakeland
The Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum now located at Backbarrow, Cumbria, England which houses a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars and motoring related items and memorabilia
Built in 1850 the Hoad is a 100ft scale replica of the Eddystone lighthouse erected to commemorate Sir John Barrow, a founder member of the Royal Geographic Society, who was born in Ulverston. Originally costing just £1250 when it was built, in 2009/10 it underwent a £1.2m renovation restoring this Grade II listed building to its former glory.
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Sir John Barrow Monument
Hoad Hill Built in 1850 the Hoad is a 100ft scale replica of the Eddystone lighthouse erected to commemorate Sir John Barrow, a founder member of the Royal Geographic Society, who was born in Ulverston. Originally costing just £1250 when it was built, in 2009/10 it underwent a £1.2m renovation restoring this Grade II listed building to its former glory.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Ski Bar
Essentials
Tesco Superstore
Lancashire RoadLA18 4BZ
Lapstone Road Lizzies Laundry
Londis
3 Main StA must try is the home cooked ham.
Waterloo House Surgery
42-44 Wellington StreetGP Tel 01229 402800
Horn Hill Dental Practice
1 Horn HillDentist
Tel 01229 772319
Furness General Hospital
Dalton Lanenearest Accident and Emergency Department Tel 01229 870870
Browne & McKinney
Church StreetVeterinarian Tel 01229 716230
Food Scene
Haverigg Fish & Chip Shop
11 Main StMr Woks Thai Orchid
50 Lapstone RdFabulous take away dishes at a reasonable price.
Getting Around
Millom station
Railway Station
Shopping
Keswick is a market town in northwest England’s Lake District National Park, surrounded by mountains like Skiddaw. In town, The Cumberland Pencil Museum documents the history of pencils, and the Keswick Museum & Art Gallery displays local artefacts. On a hilltop east of town, Castlerigg Stone Circle dates back to the Neolithic era. Vast Derwent Water lake is south of town, with boat tours and the Theatre by the Lake. Very dog friendly.
Visit Keswick The Lake District
Keswick is a market town in northwest England’s Lake District National Park, surrounded by mountains like Skiddaw. In town, The Cumberland Pencil Museum documents the history of pencils, and the Keswick Museum & Art Gallery displays local artefacts. On a hilltop east of town, Castlerigg Stone Circle dates back to the Neolithic era. Vast Derwent Water lake is south of town, with boat tours and the Theatre by the Lake. Very dog friendly.