Steam Yacht Gondola, Coniston

Name: Steam Yacht Gondola
Address: Coniston Pier, Lake Road, Coniston, LA21 8EW, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 15394 32733

#12 among attractions in Coniston

Boat tours, Outdoor activities, Tours

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The steam yacht Gondola is a rebuilt Victorian, screw-propelled, steam-powered passenger vessel on Coniston Water, England. Originally launched in 1859, she was built for the steamer service carrying passengers from the Furness Railway and from the Coniston Railway. She was in commercial service until 1936 when she was retired, being converted to a houseboat in 1946. In 1979, by now derelict, she was given a new hull, engine, boiler and most of the superstructure. She is back in service as a passenger boat, still powered by steam and now operated by the National Trust. ()

Coordinates: 54°21'55"N, 3°3'48"W

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Coniston Pier, Lake RoadConiston LA21 8EW United Kingdom

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+44 15394 32733

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Steam Yacht Gondola – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brantwood, Coniston Water, Grizedale Forest, Goat's Water.

0.8 miS
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Brantwood, Coniston
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2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Coniston Water
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2.3 miSE
Forest, Park, Vernacular architecture
Grizedale Forest, Hawkshead
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2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Goat's Water
70 min walk • Goat's Water is a small accessible tarn in the English Lake District, located between Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston to the Duddon Valley, near the town of Coniston.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yew Tree Tarn, Elterwater
55 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.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Levers Water
60 min walk • Levers Water is a small lake in the English Lake District. It is located at the head of the Coppermines Valley, above Coniston village.
2.7 miE
Orignal drawings by children's author
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
69 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.
0.6 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Ruskin Museum, Coniston
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2.7 miE
Historical place, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead
68 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.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kelly Hall Tarn
71 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.
2.4 miW
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Mountain
Old Man of Coniston, Coniston
61 min walk • The Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the Furness Fells in the Cumbria, English Lake District and is the highest point of the historic county of Lancashire. It is at least 2,632.62 feet high, and lies to the west of the village of Coniston and the lake, Coniston Water.