Grizedale Forest, Hawkshead

Name: Grizedale Forest
Address: Hawkshead, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1229 860010

#2 among attractions in Hawkshead

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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. It is made up of a number of hills, small tarns and the settlements of Grizedale and Satterthwaite. It is owned and managed by Forestry England and is a popular tourist destination with waymarked footpaths, mountain biking, an aerial assault course, a 16-bed hostel, and a visitor centre with a children's playground, education centre, café and shop. The car-parking of Grizedale Forest Visitors Centre is situated on the site of the former Grizedale Hall where its remains can be still seen. ()

Alternative names: Visitors per year: 200 thous.Elevation: 358 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°20'26"N, 3°1'24"W

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Hawkshead United Kingdom

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Grizedale Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Windermere, Hill Top, Brantwood, Coniston Water.

3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Windermere
87 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Lake District National Park, Windermere stands as the largest natural lake in England. This ribbon lake was formed in a glacial trough after the retreat of ice at the end of the last Ice Age. Today, it is a centerpiece of the region...
2.3 miE
Museum, History museum
Hill Top, Hawkshead
58 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.
1.7 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Brantwood, Coniston
44 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.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Coniston Water
54 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...
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Esthwaite Water, Hawkshead
51 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.
2.6 miN
Orignal drawings by children's author
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
66 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.
2.9 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Ruskin Museum, Coniston
76 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.
2.5 miNE
Historical place, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead
64 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.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kelly Hall Tarn
77 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.
2.5 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Hawkshead Grammar School, Hawkshead
63 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.
2.5 miNE
Museum
Hawkshead Grammar School Museum, Hawkshead
64 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.