Esthwaite Water, Hawkshead

Name: Esthwaite Water
Address: Hawkshead, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Hawkshead

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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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. To the north is the village of Hawkshead and to the west is Grizedale Forest. ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.42 mi²Maximum depth: 51 ftElevation: 217 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°21'33"N, 2°59'8"W

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Hawkshead United Kingdom

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Esthwaite Water – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hill Top, Beatrix Potter Gallery, St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead Grammar School.

0.8 miSE
Museum, History museum
Hill Top, Hawkshead
21 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
Orignal drawings by children's author
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
32 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.
1.2 miNW
Historical place, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead
30 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.
1.1 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Hawkshead Grammar School, Hawkshead
28 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.
1.1 miNW
Museum
Hawkshead Grammar School Museum, Hawkshead
29 min walk • The museum operates in the old Hawkshead Grammar School building from April through to October. It gives a guided tour of the school room which brings the school to life.
0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Moss Eccles Tarn
19 min walk • Moss Eccles Tarn is a tarn on Claife Heights, near Near Sawrey in the Lake District, Cumbria. It is currently owned by the National Trust and known as an attractive tarn for fishing and walking.