Skelwith, Elterwater

Name: Skelwith
Address: Elterwater, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Elterwater

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Skelwith is a civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, which includes the village of Skelwith Bridge. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 185, decreasing at the 2011 census to 155. It has a parish council. The parish lies west of the northern end of Windermere. Historically, Skelwith is the northernmost settlement in Lancashire. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°24'47"N, 3°1'15"W

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Elterwater United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Rydal Water, Grasmere Lake, Loughrigg Tarn, Elter Water.

2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rydal Water, Windermere
66 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.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grasmere Lake, Grasmere
65 min walk • 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.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loughrigg Tarn, Elterwater
32 min walk • Loughrigg Tarn is a small, natural lake in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It is situated north of Windermere, just north of the village of Skelwith Bridge, and at the foot of Loughrigg Fell.
1.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Elter Water, Elterwater
28 min walk • Elter Water is a small lake that lies half a mile south-east of the village of Elterwater. Both are situated in the valley of Great Langdale in the English Lake District.
2.2 miE
Archaeological site
Galava, Ambleside
56 min walk • Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as Galava, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary.
1.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yew Tree Tarn, Elterwater
42 min walk • Yew Tree Tarn is a small lake in the English Lake District situated in between the towns of Ambleside and Coniston. The tarn was formed when the local landowner dammed the Yewdale Beck in the 1930s and stocked the lake with trout.
1.7 miW
Bridge
Slater's Bridge, Elterwater
43 min walk • Slater's Bridge is a traditional packhorse bridge in Little Langdale in the English Lake District, standing at National Grid Reference NY3120502996.
2.5 miE
History museum, Historical place, Gothic Revival architecture
Wray Castle, Ambleside
64 min walk • Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building at Claife in the English county of Cumbria. The house and grounds have belonged to the National Trust since 1929, but the house has only recently opened to the public on a regular basis.
2.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blelham Tarn
54 min walk • Blelham Tarn is a large valley tarn in the Lake District of England, to the north of the hill Latterbarrow. The settlements of Outgate, Low Wray and High Wray are close by. The tarn is drained to the northeast by the short Blelham Beck into Windermere. This beck was previously straightened and lowered.
2.6 miE
Park
Stagshaw Garden, Ambleside
67 min walk • Stagshaw Garden is a woodland garden situated south of Ambleside, in Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The garden is noted for its shrubs, including rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias.
2.5 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Ambleside
64 min walk • St Mary's Church is in Ambleside, Cumbria, England. It was built in the 1850s to a design by George Gilbert Scott in Gothic Revival style. The building is Grade II* listed. Notable features include its stone spire, which is a local landmark and an unusual feature in Lake District churches.

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Bus

Foulstep crossroads • Lines: 516 (20 min walk)