Thirlmere Aqueduct

#3069 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Aqueduct

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The Thirlmere Aqueduct is a 95.9-mile-long pioneering section of water supply system in England, built by the Manchester Corporation Water Works between 1890 and 1925. Often incorrectly thought of as one of the longest tunnels in the world, the aqueduct's tunnel section is not continuous. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°33'41"N, 3°4'5"W

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Thirlmere Aqueduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Raise, Thirlmere, Ashness Bridge, Lodore Falls.

2.2 miSE
Winter sport, Ski area
Raise
57 min walk • Raise, located in the Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom, is a hub for winter sports enthusiasts. As a ski area, it is particularly known for the Lake District Ski Club, which operates on the north-facing slopes of Raise fell.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Thirlmere
45 min walk • Nestled in the Lake District National Park, Thirlmere is a reservoir renowned for its serene beauty and tranquil waters. Surrounded by the picturesque landscapes of Cumbria, United Kingdom, Thirlmere was originally two smaller lakes until the construction of a dam in...
2.5 miW
Bridge
Ashness Bridge, Keswick
65 min walk • Ashness Bridge is a traditional stone-built bridge on the single-track road from the Borrowdale road to Watendlath, in the English Lake District. It is at grid reference NY270196, and is famous for being a fine viewpoint across Borrowdale towards Skiddaw.
2.8 miW
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Lodore Falls, Borrowdale
72 min walk • Lodore Falls is a waterfall in Cumbria, England, close to Derwentwater and downstream from Watendlath. The falls are located on the beck that flows from Watendlath Tarn, and tumble more than 100 feet over a steep cascade into the Borrowdale Valley.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Hart Side
76 min walk • Hart Side is a subsidiary top on one of the east ridges of Stybarrow Dodd, which is a mountain in the English Lake District, west of Ullswater on the main Helvellyn ridge in the Eastern Fells.
0.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Raven Crag
14 min walk • Raven Crag is a fell in the English Lake District that overlooks Thirlmere reservoir. It has subsidiary summits The Benn and Castle Crag.
2.2 miN
Church
St John's Church
55 min walk • St John's Church is in the valley of St John's in the Vale, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Derwent, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.2 miNE
Hill
Great Dodd, Keswick
56 min walk • Great Dodd is a mountain or fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main ridge of the Helvellyn range, a line of mountains which runs in a north-south direction between the lakes of Thirlmere and Ullswater in the east of the Lake District.
1.6 miW
Hill
Bleaberry Fell, Keswick
41 min walk • Bleaberry Fell is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England, with a height of 590 metres. It stands on the main watershed between Borrowdale and Thirlmere and can be climbed from either flank. Walla Crag is a subsidiary top of Bleaberry Fell.
1.9 miN
Hill
High Rigg, Keswick
48 min walk • High Rigg is a small fell located in the English Lake District, approximately three miles southeast of the town of Keswick. It occupies an unusual position, surrounded on all sides by higher fells but not connected by any obvious ridge.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Walla Crag, Keswick
65 min walk • Walla Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, near Keswick. The fell is a short walk from Keswick and overlooks Derwentwater.