Bowness-on-Windermere
in Cumbria of England, United Kingdom
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Barrow Walney Island Airport (21 mi) - Carlisle Airport (40 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (41 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (61 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (68 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (71 mi)
- Manchester Airport (75 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (77 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (82 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 75 mi) - Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Kirkby Lonsdale Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Keswick Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Cockermouth Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Lancaster Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Penrith Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Haigh Hall Golf Course (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Breightmet (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Dunscar Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Great Lever Farnworth Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Harwood Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.363 and -2.919 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 21' 47" and W -2° 55' 6"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:32 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:17 am and 8:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-07 07:59:51
Touring Bowness-on-Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 229 mi (or 368 km) north-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Bowness-on-Windermere is now 05:32 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports nearby Bowness-on-Windermere, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Barrow Walney Island Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 75 mi (or 120 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 91 mi (or 120 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Carlisle, Blackpool, Freckleton, Warton and Preston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 83% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Beaumont House
Wheatlands Lodge - Bed & Breakfast
Holly Lodge Guest House
Glenville House
Ellerthwaite Lodge
Oldfield House
Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel and Leisure
Linthwaite House
The Coach House
St John's Lodge
Videos from this area
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Bowness on Windermere Lake District. Sony FX1000 low light
Bowness Magic Hour.
Field House Guest House - Bowness-on-Windermere
In the centre of charming Bowness-on-Windermere, Field House Guest House is just a 2-minute walk from Lake Windermere's shores. It provides free Wi-Fi, free parking and traditional home-cooked...
Vinegar Jones at Bowness-on-Windermere Burning
This is a video clip of me filming the local fish & chip shop burning to a crisp (How Typical), you can't say that's karma.
Bowness-on-Windermere Royal Air Show (2010)
This is just one of the 50 planes that flew in the airshow. But this one is the most rarest, most expensive and loudest one of them all.
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Lake District Walks: Post Knott in Bowness
Post Knott, overlooking Bowness Bay and Windermere, has long been a popular Lake District walk for locals and tourists alike. We look at why this short walk up the hillside overlooking Bowness...
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High Biggin Luxury Lake Windermere Holiday Home
Video produced by http://www.lakescreative.tv High Biggin is a Luxury Lake Windermere Holiday Home in the Lake District. Situated in Cumbria just half a mile from the busy village of Bowness-on-Wi...
Craig Manor Hotel - Lake District
http://www.craigmanor.co.uk - Craig Manor Hotel, set in the heart of the Lake District, is one the best hotels in the Bowness on Windermere area of the Lake District. Whether its a hotel in...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Windermere
Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. It is a ribbon lake formed in a glacial trough after the retreat of ice at the start of the current interglacial. It has been one of the country’s most popular places for holidays and summer homes since the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway's branch line in 1847. It is in the county of Cumbria and entirely within the Lake District National Park. Windermere has also been the venue for the Great North Swim since 2008.
Belle Isle (Windermere)
Belle Isle is the largest of 18 islands on Windermere, a mere in the English Lake District, and the only one ever to have been inhabited. It is 1 km in length. Belle Isle House was built in 1774 to designs by John Plaw. It is unusual in that it is circular in plan, built of brick, three floors high with a four column portico. The Roman governor at Ambleside built a villa on the island. In 1250 it was the seat of the district's Lord of the Manor.
Windermere Ferry
The Windermere Ferry is a vehicular cable ferry which crosses Windermere, a lake in the English county of Cumbria. The route forms part of the B5285 road and crosses the lake at about its midpoint, from Ferry Nab in Bowness-on-Windermere to Far Sawrey, a distance of some 1,500 feet . The current ferry boat, named Mallard, was built in 1990 and can carry up to 18 cars and over 100 passengers. There has been a ferry at the site of the current Windermere Ferry for more than 500 years.
Old Codgers Cottage
Old Codgers Cottage was built in 1847 by Augustus Pugin who was responsible for interior design and rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster. He was commissioned by the Kendal and Windermere Railway company to build the properties for their staff when the new Windermere railway station was being built. The cottage is situated off Beech Street, Windermere.
Windermere Steamboat Museum
The Windermere Steamboat Museum was opened in 1977 by George Pattinson, a local builder and boat collector, and was located on the former Sand and Gravel Wharf between Bowness-on-Windermere and the town of Windermere, on the eastern shore of Windermere in Cumbria, England. In 2007, the museum was taken over by the Lakeland Arts Trust, a local charity, in order to restore the collection and redevelop the site. The Trust also runs Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Blackwell and the Museum of Lakeland Life.
St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere
St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere stands in the centre of the town of Bowness-on-Windermere, 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. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
St Mary's Church, Windermere
St Mary's Church, Windermere, is located in the town of Windermere, 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. Its benefice is united with that of Jesus Church, Troutbeck. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.
Brant Fell
Brant Fell is a hill in the English Lake District, near Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 629 feet and Wainwright's route is an anticlockwise circuit which leaves Bowness along the path of the Dales Way. He commends its "fine prospect of Windermere".
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Bowness-on-Windermere.
Bowness-on-Windermere: Lake Windermere Ferry Crossing, Bowness-on-Windermere (source)
Troutbeck: Windermere − Low Wood Bay, Troutbeck (source)
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Bowness on Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
