Whitbarrow

#1474 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff

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Whitbarrow is a hill in Cumbria, England. Designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and national nature reserve, it forms part of the Morecambe Bay Pavements Special Area of Conservation due to its supporting some of the best European examples of natural limestone habitats. Also known as Whitbarrow Scar, the hill lies about 9 kilometres south-west of Kendal, just north of the A590 road, close to the village of Witherslack. Part of the site is a local nature reserve called Whitbarrow Scar. ()

Elevation: 705 ftProminence: 597 ftCoordinates: 54°16'45"N, 2°51'56"W

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Whitbarrow – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lakes Aquarium, Fell Foot Park, Levens Hall, Stott Park Bobbin Mill.

3.6 miW
Aquarium, Park, Zoo
Lakes Aquarium
93 min walk • Nestled on the shores of Lake Windermere in the picturesque Lake District, the Lakes Aquarium is a must-visit destination for nature enthusiasts and families alike. This aquatic zoo offers a unique glimpse into the diverse ecosystems of both local and exotic waters...
3.5 miW
Park, View point, Lake
Fell Foot Park, Windermere
89 min walk • Fell Foot Park is a country park, formerly the grounds of a Victorian house, situated beside Windermere, a lake in Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It is just north of Newby Bridge on the A592 road in the civil parish of Staveley-in-Cartmel in South Lakeland district.
3.9 miE
Museum, Architecture, Historical place
Levens Hall, Kendal
99 min walk • Levens Hall is a manor house in the Kent valley, near the village of Levens and 5 miles south of Kendal in Cumbria, Northern England.
4.1 miW
Museum, Historical place
Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Windermere
104 min walk • Stott Park Bobbin Mill is a 19th-century bobbin mill and now a working museum located near Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England. Built in 1835 the mill was one of over 65 such buildings in the Lake District, which provided wooden bobbins to the weaving and spinning industry primarily in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Simpson Ground Reservoir
70 min walk • Simpson Ground Reservoir is a reservoir in Cumbria, England, near the southeastern end of Windermere. It is located within a Forestry Commission conifer plantation, to the east of Staveley-in-Cartmel and provides fresh water supply for Grange-Over-Sands and the Haweswater aqueduct to Barrow.
4.3 miW
Church
St Peter's Church
109 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Finsthwaite, 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.
4.1 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
The Outlying Fells of Lakeland, Kendal
106 min walk • The Outlying Fells of Lakeland is a book written by Alfred Wainwright, dealing with hills in and around the Lake District of England. It differs from Wainwright's Pictorial Guides in that each of its 56 chapters describes a walk, sometimes taking in several summits, rather than a single fell.
2 miS
Church
St Paul's Church
52 min walk • St Paul's Church is in the village of Witherslack, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
4.4 miSE
Church
St Peter's Church
113 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Heversham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.7 miW
Church
St Mary's Church
95 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Staveley-in-Cartmel, 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.
3.6 miS
Protected area
Meathop Moss, Arnside
92 min walk • Meathop Moss is a raised bog located north of Meathop in Cumbria, England. Protected as a nature reserve by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Meathop Moss is notable for its insect life.