Windermere is a Town in the county of Cumbria.

Windermere postcode: LA23 1AB

Retail in Windermere

There are great places to visit near Windermere including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, ancient sites, ruins, old mines, waterfalls, rivers and streams, lakes, woodlands, towns, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, bluebell woods, nature reserves, disused railway lines, airports and islands.

There are a number of hills near Windermere including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Windermere best hiking areas to visit near Windermere.

Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are some of Windermere best villages to visit near Windermere.

There are a number of ancient sites near Windermere including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

Windermere has some unmissable ruins nearby like Bonsor East Mine Workings, Bonsor Dressing Floors, Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), and Hebblethwaite Hall Gill.

There are a number of old mines near Windermere including Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

The area around Windermere boasts some of the best waterfalls including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are great places to visit near Windermere if you like rivers and streams.

There are a several good lakes in the Windermere area like Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

There are a several good woodlands in the Windermere area like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

There are a several good towns in the Windermere area like Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.

Windermere's best nearby mountains can be found at Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are great places to visit near Windermere if you like castles.

Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct are some of Windermere best historic buildings to visit near Windermere.

Fairy Steps is a great place to visit close to Windermere if you like historic monuments.

Caves to visit near Windermere include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

Don't miss Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Windermere.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Windermere including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Windermere include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Don't miss Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport's airports if visiting the area around Windermere.

There are a number of islands near to Windermere including Piel Island.

Windermere History

There are some historic monuments around Windermere:

• Medieval shieling 100m west of Trout Beck
• Low Kingate concentric stone circle
• Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy
• Three round cairns 70m east of Rydal Beck
• Medieval shieling 150m west of Trout Beck
• Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans
• Tower of ruined church of St Catherine
• Round cairn 180m east of Rydal Beck
• Winster potash pit
• Millrigg Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement
• Northern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
• Elfhow potash pit
• Southern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
• Medieval shieling 640m north of Troutbeck Park Farm
• Settlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
• Prehistoric rock art, 150m south west of Nook End
• Slight univallate hillfort on Allen Knott
• Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn.
• Ambleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman road
• Round cairn 15m east of Hagg Gill
• Tower of ruined chapel of St Margaret
• Round cairn 60m east of Hagg Gill
• Lead mine and ore works at Greenhead Gill, Grasmere
• Medieval shieling 70m west of Trout Beck
• Round cairn 75m east of Hagg Gill
• Round cairn 250m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold
• High Street, Roman road
• Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill
• Round cairn 200m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold