Over Water
#3217 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Over Water is a small lake or tarn in the north of the English Lake District, southwest of the hamlet of Longlands. Binsey, Great Cockup and Longlands Fell overlook the lake. ()
Over Water – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Skiddaw, Bassenthwaite Lake, Mirehouse, Ullock Pike.
Natural attraction, Park, MountainSkiddaw, Keswick
104 min walk • Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. Its 931-metre summit is the sixth-highest in England. It lies just north of the town of Keswick, Cumbria, and dominates the skyline in this part of the northern lakes.
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of waterBassenthwaite Lake
107 min walk • Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles long and 0.75 miles wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about 70 ft.
Museum, History museumMirehouse
111 min walk • Mirehouse is a 17th-century house to the north of Keswick in Cumbria, at the foot of Dodd, near Bassenthwaite Lake and St Bega's Church, on the A591 road. Although still a family home it and its grounds are open to the public and in 1999 won the award for 'Best Heritage Property for Families in the UK'.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillUllock Pike
99 min walk • Ullock Pike is a fell situated in northern part of the English Lake District. It is located seven kilometres north west of Keswick and achieves a height of 691 metres.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillBinsey
43 min walk • Binsey is a hill on the northern edge of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is detached from the rest of the Lakeland hills, and thus provides a good spot to look out at the Northern and North Western Fells of the Lake District, as well as the coastal plain and, across the Solway Firth, Scotland.
Hiking, Hiking trailSt Bega's Way
56 min walk • St Bega's Way is a 36-mile walk through rural West Cumbria and the north west corner of the English Lake District. It is usually completed as a leisure walk over 3 days, but has also been used as the basis of a single day competitive Ultramarathon.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillLong Side, Lake District National Park
104 min walk • Long Side is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated six kilometres north west of Keswick in the northern sector of the national park and is part of the Skiddaw group of fells.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillHigh Pike, Lake District National Park
106 min walk • High Pike is a fell in the northern part of the English Lake District, it is located 4.5 kilometres south of Caldbeck. It has a height of 658 metres and is the most northerly of the Lakeland fells over 2000 feet.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillLonglands Fell, Lake District National Park
39 min walk • Longlands Fell is a small fell in the northern part of the English Lake District. It is situated in the high ground known as the Uldale Fells, 5.5 kilometres south west of the village of Caldbeck. It reaches a height of 483 m and it is the most northerly fell in the Lake District.
Manor houseBassenfell Manor, Lake District National Park
66 min walk • Bassenfell Manor is a manor house in Bassenthwaite, Cumbria, overlooking Bassenthwaite Lake in England's Lake District. It is used as a Christian residential centre hosting school groups, youth groups, church groups and holidays for individuals and families.
Nature, Natural attraction, HillGreat Calva, Lake District National Park
87 min walk • Great Calva is a fell in the Lake District, England. It is in the Northern Fells, lying roughly at the centre of this region of high ground. As a result, it is distant from roads and quite remote by Lakeland standards.
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