Carron Crag, Grasmere

Name: Carron Crag
Address: Grasmere, United Kingdom

#33 among attractions in Grasmere

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Carron Crag is a small fell in Grizedale Forest in the English Lake District with a height of 314 metres. Adjacent to the trig point is a large panopticon sculpture, one of over 70 in the forest. It is the second highest point in Grizedale Forest after Top o'Selside. ()

Elevation: 1030 ftCoordinates: 54°20'24"N, 3°2'22"W

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Grasmere United Kingdom

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Carron Crag – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hill Top, Brantwood, Coniston Water, Grizedale Forest.

2.9 miE
Museum, History museum
Hill Top, Hawkshead
74 min walk • Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof.
1.2 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Brantwood, Coniston
32 min walk • Brantwood is a historic house museum in Cumbria, England, overlooking Coniston Water. It has been the home of a number of prominent people.
1.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Coniston Water
38 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Lake District National Park, Coniston Water is the third-largest lake in the picturesque region of Cumbria, United Kingdom. Known for its serene beauty and clear waters, Coniston Water spans approximately 5 miles in length and has a maximum...
0.6 miE
Forest, Park, Vernacular architecture
Grizedale Forest, Hawkshead
17 min walk • Grizedale Forest is a 24.47 km² area of woodland in the Lake District of North West England, located to the east of Coniston Water and to the south of Hawkshead.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Esthwaite Water, Hawkshead
65 min walk • Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District National Park in northern England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water, in the traditional county of Lancashire; since 1974 in the county of Cumbria.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yew Tree Tarn, Elterwater
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2.9 miNE
Orignal drawings by children's author
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
75 min walk • The Beatrix Potter Gallery is a gallery run by the National Trust and in a 17th-century stone-built house in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. It is dedicated to presenting original book illustrations by Beatrix Potter.
2.6 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Ruskin Museum, Coniston
66 min walk • The Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston, Cumbria, northern England. It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin.
2.8 miNE
Historical place, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead
73 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church is in the village of Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kelly Hall Tarn
61 min walk • Kelly Hall Tarn is a pool in Cumbria, England, to the west of Coniston Water. It is located about one km south-south-east of the village of Torver, on Torver Back Common. Its name is said to be derived from a nearby building that has since disappeared. The location offers excellent views of the Old Man of Coniston.
2.8 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Hawkshead Grammar School, Hawkshead
73 min walk • Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys, of York, who petitioned a charter from Queen Elizabeth I to set up a governing body.