Fawcett Forest, Kendal

Name: Fawcett Forest
Address: Kendal, United Kingdom

#20 among attractions in Kendal

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Fawcett Forest is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Selside and Fawcett Forest, in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It included the valley of Bannisdale. The parish had a population of 23 in 2001. Owing to the minimal population from the 2011 Census details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell and Selside. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°24'18"N, 2°42'32"W

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Kendal United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: St. James, Kendal Museum, Quaker Tapestry, Longsleddale.

4.7 miW
Church
St. James
121 min walk • St James' Church, Staveley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Staveley, Cumbria. Its benefice is united with that of St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere; St Anne's Church, Ings; St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere; Jesus Church, Troutbeck and St Mary's Church, Windermere.
5.3 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Kendal Museum, Kendal
134 min walk • Kendal Museum is a local museum in Kendal, Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District in northwest England. It was founded in 1796 and includes collections of local archaeology, history, and geology, and a natural history collection from around the globe.
5.5 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Fashion museum
Quaker Tapestry, Kendal
140 min walk • The Quaker Tapestry consists of 77 panels illustrating the history of Quakerism from the 17th century to the present day. The idea of Quaker Anne Wynn-Wilson, the tapestry has a permanent home at the Friends Meeting House at Kendal, Cumbria, England.
2.6 miW
Valley
Longsleddale
68 min walk • Longsleddale is a valley and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the hamlet of Sadgill. The parish has a population of 73.
5.3 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St George's Church, Kendal
137 min walk • St George's Church is in Castle Street, Kendal, 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.
5.5 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Thomas' Church, Kendal
140 min walk • St Thomas' Church is in Stricklandgate, Kendal, 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. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
3.5 miW
Hill
Potter Fell, Windermere
90 min walk • Potter Fell is a fell near the villages of Burneside and Staveley, Cumbria, England. A number of tarns are present on the fell, including Gurnal Dubs Tarn and Potter Tarn.
5.4 miW
Hill
High Knott, Windermere
138 min walk • High Knott, marked on some Ordnance Survey maps as Williamson's Monument, is a hill in the eastern part of the English Lake District, near Staveley, Cumbria. The monument on its summit was built by the Reverend T.
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Reston Scar
134 min walk • Reston Scar is a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. It overlooks the north side of Staveley village, and is listed among Alfred Wainwright's "Outlying Fells of Lakeland" guide.
3.7 miE
Hill
Grayrigg Forest, Sedbergh
95 min walk • Grayrigg Forest is a hill in Cumbria, England, located on the eastern edge of what might be considered the Lake District, and in August 2016 becoming part of the national park.
5.2 miNW
Hill
Shipman Knotts, Ambleside
134 min walk • Shipman Knotts is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria, England. It reaches a height of 587 metres and is situated in one of the quieter areas of the national park, 2 kilometres north-east of Kentmere village.

Fawcett Forest, Kendal

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