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Touring Bowness-on-Windermere in United Kingdom
Bowness-on-Windermere in the region of England is a city located in United Kingdom - some 229 mi or ( 368 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Bowness-on-Windermere is now 08:46 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Underbarrow, Stockport, Staveley, Sheffield, and Helens. Being here already, consider visiting Underbarrow . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Bowness-on-Windermere ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Lakes Alive - Reach for the Skies @ Bowness-on-Windermere - 23rd May 2009 - Voala - Clip 1
Filmed on The Glebe, Bowness-on-Windermere on the evening of Saturday 23rd May 2009, it was the first night of the Lakes Alive - Reach for the Skies events taking place across Cumbria, highlight of th ..
Windermere Row 2008 the old Dependables
Well 14/06/2008 and St Gemma's row is underway - Chris and Toby are doing the Inward bound journey Judge for your self at the rowing style ..
Tallis Fantasia - PART 1
'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' (PART 1) by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The music is a live recording of Copenhagen Youth Strings (Københavns Yngre Strygere - KYS) under Christian Kluxen during a c ..
Lake District Mini Breaks at Craig Manor Hotel
www.craigmanor.co.uk Enjoy fantastic offers this Summer in the Lakes. Craig Manor Hotel, set in the heart of the Lake District, is one of the best hotels in the Bowness on Windermere area of the Lake ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Belle Isle (Windermere)
Belle Isle is the largest of 18 islands on Windermere, a mere in the English Lake District, and the only one ever to have been inhabited. It is 1 km in length. Belle Isle House was built in 1774 to designs by John Plaw. It is unusual in that it is circular in plan, built of brick, three floors high with a four column portico. The Roman governor at Ambleside built a villa on the island. In 1250 it was the seat of the district's Lord of the Manor.
Located at 54.36 -2.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Windermere
Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. It is a ribbon lake formed in a glacial trough after the retreat of ice at the start of the current interglacial. It has been one of the country’s most popular places for holidays and summer homes since the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway's branch line in 1847. It is in the county of Cumbria and entirely within the Lake District National Park. Windermere has also been the venue for the Great North Swim since 2008.
Located at 54.36 -2.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Windermere Ferry
The Windermere Ferry is a vehicular cable ferry which crosses Windermere, a lake in the English county of Cumbria. The route forms part of the B5285 road and crosses the lake at about its midpoint, from Ferry Nab in Bowness-on-Windermere to Far Sawrey, a distance of some 1,500 feet . The current ferry boat, named Mallard, was built in 1990 and can carry up to 18 cars and over 100 passengers. There has been a ferry at the site of the current Windermere Ferry for more than 500 years.
Located at 54.35 -2.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Hawkshead and Claife
Hawkshead and Claife is a National Trust property made up of much of the town of Hawkshead and surrounding Claife Woodlands in Cumbria, England. Overlooking Windermere itself is Claife Station, the ruins of a residence notable for the fact that each room was glazed in differing coloured glass to give the effect of viewing the landscape in the changing seasons. Hawkshead is home to the Beatrix Potter Gallery, another National Trust property.
Located at 54.35 -2.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Windermere railway station
Windermere railway station is the railway station that serves Windermere in Cumbria, England. It is just south of the A591, about 15 min walk or a short bus ride from the lake. The station is located behind a branch of the Booths supermarket chain, which occupies the site of the original station building, in front of the Lakeland store.
Located at 54.38 -2.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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