Grasmere Lake, Grasmere

Name: Grasmere Lake
Address: Grasmere, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Grasmere

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It gives its name to the village of Grasmere, famously associated with the poet William Wordsworth, which lies immediately to the north of the lake. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 210 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°26'58"N, 3°1'18"W

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Grasmere United Kingdom

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Grasmere Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rydal Water, Dove Cottage, St Oswald's Church, Alcock Tarn.

1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rydal Water, Windermere
28 min walk • Rydal Water is a small body of water in the central part of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is located near the hamlet of Rydal, between Grasmere and Ambleside in the Rothay Valley.
0.4 miNE
Historic Wordsworth house and museum
Dove Cottage, Grasmere
11 min walk • Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking".
0.6 miN
William Wordsworth, Sacred and religious sites, Cemetery
St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
15 min walk • St Oswald's Church is in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, 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. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake, Mountain
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere
28 min walk • Alcock Tarn is a lake in Cumbria, England. It is located high in the fells on Heron Pike, roughly a mile and a half east of Grasmere.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Loughrigg Fell, Ambleside
26 min walk • Loughrigg Fell is a hill in the central part of the English Lake District. It stands on the end of the long ridge coming down from High Raise over Silver How towards Ambleside, and is separated from its neighbours by the depression of Red Bank.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Nab Scar, Grasmere
30 min walk • Nab Scar is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells. It stands above Rydal Water.
0.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Silver How, Elterwater
22 min walk • Silver How is a fell in the English Lake District, standing over the village of Grasmere. How, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, is a common local term for a hill or mound.
0.8 miNW
William Wordsworth
Allan Bank, Grasmere
21 min walk • Allan Bank is a grade II listed two-storey villa standing on high ground slightly to the west of Grasmere village in the heart of the Lake District.
1.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Heron Pike, Grasmere
38 min walk • Heron Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, two kilometres east of Grasmere. It is part of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells.
1.1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Todd Crag, Elterwater
28 min walk • Todd Crag is a hill and a satellite peak of Loughrigg Fell at 224 m it is not classed as a fell but is a vantage point near...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Grasmere Lake?

Nearby attractions include Dove Cottage, Grasmere (11 min walk), St Oswald's Church, Grasmere (15 min walk), Allan Bank, Grasmere (21 min walk), Silver How, Elterwater (22 min walk).

How to get to Grasmere Lake by public transport?

The nearest stations to Grasmere Lake:

Bus

Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage • Lines: 555 (9 min walk)
Daffodil House for Dove Cottage • Lines: 555, 599 (10 min walk)