Grasmere
in Cumbria of England, United Kingdom
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Barrow Walney Island Airport (25 mi) - Carlisle Airport (34 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (47 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (67 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (69 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (78 mi)
- Manchester Airport (82 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (85 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (88 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (104 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 75 mi) - New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Keswick Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Cockermouth Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Penrith Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Brayton Park (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Kirkby Lonsdale Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.458 and -3.025 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 27' 30" and W -3° 1' 30"
- 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: 01:11 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:29 am and 8:48 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: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Explore Grasmere
Grasmere in Cumbria (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 237 mi (or 381 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Grasmere is now 01:11 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Grasmere, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Barrow Walney Island Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 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 New Lanark in a distance of 89 mi (or 120 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Carlisle, Blackpool, Greenhead, Warton and Freckleton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
10°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Wordsworth Hotel and Spa
Langdale Hotel And Spa
Brathay Lodge
Lakes Lodge
AMBLESIDE SALUTATION HOTEL
Sun Inn
Cragwood Country House Hotel
New Dungeon Ghyll
Rothay Manor Hotel & Restaurant
Regent by the Lake Hotel
Videos from this area
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Lake District Country Walk The Langdales Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater round
Our video is a guided walk in the Lake District from Elterwater to Lingmoor Fell, the base of Side Pike and return on the Cumbria Way by the side of Great Langdale Beck and Chapel Stile. This...
18th March 2012 - Alcock Tarn above Grasmere - contemplating the summit
18th March 2012 - Before setting off on the remaining 10% or so of the climb to Alcock Tarn, we contemplated the journey. Although, at the time, we were unaware that we wouldn't be going much...
Basic Fire Poi Practice - Rydal Cave
Out testing my camcorder and practicing some basic fire poi moves. also trying a new move, close to the end of the film, if not the end....
Wordsworth Country, Part VI, 'St Olave Church and Wordsworth Family Graves', by Sheila, April 28, 20
Wordsworth's final resting place with his family around him and a daffodil garden planted in his memory all around. Inside the church there is also a memorial on the wall in his memory. A very...
Wordsworth Country, Part V, 'The Garden' by Sheila, April 28, 2014
What a wonderful opportunity to walk in Wordsworth's garden which he shared with his sister Dorothy and wife Mary----no wonder poems were created here and 200 years ago it would have been ...
Lake District Walks - Alcock Tarn Walks Near Grasmere
http://www.lakedistrictwalks.net/alcock-tarn-walks-grasmere Lake District Walks - Alcock Tarn Walks Near Grasmere, is a great rewarding walk with fantastic views above Grasmere lake and the...
Stone Arthur from Grasmere, Lake District
Stone Arthur is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells. It stands above Grasmere village. Our walk was 5m with about 2400' of ascent.
Dove Cottage - Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00a0-8ca2-49c7?ytv2=1 - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Dove Cottage Grasmere Visitors can take guided tours...
Grasmere Lake District
http://www.bridgehousegrasmere.co.uk - River Rothay Grasmere Cumbria on 19th November 2009 after over 15cm of rain! Believe it or not, the hotel wasn't flooded! The foundations come up out...
18th March 2012 - Alcock Tarn above Grasmere - finally arriving at the Tarn
18th March 2012 - After seeing nothing but last year's bracken stalks and rocks for over an hour, we finally arrived at Alcock Tarn. It's an amazing sight, especially with the clouds reflecting...
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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.
Elter Water
Elter Water is a small lake that lies half a mile (800 m) south-east of the village of Elterwater. Both are situated in the valley of Great Langdale in the English Lake District. The name Elterwater means either Lake of the Swan or Lake of Alder. The lake is 1030 yd (930 m) long and varies in width up to a maximum of 350 yd (320 m), covering an area of 0.06 mi² (0.15 km²). It has a maximum depth of 20 ft (6 m) and an elevation above sea level of 187 ft (57 m).
Helm Crag
Helm Crag is a fell in the English Lake District situated in the Central Fells to the north of Grasmere. Despite its low height it sits prominently at the end of a ridge, easily seen from the village. This, combined with the distinctive summit rocks which provide the alternative name 'The Lion and the Lamb', makes it one of the most recognised hills in the District. Alfred Wainwright wrote of Helm Crag that "The virtues of Helm Crag have not been lauded enough.
Rydal Water
Rydal Water is a small lake 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. The lake is 1290yd (1.18 km) long and varies in width up to a maximum of 380yd (350m), covering an area of 0.12 mi² (0.31 km²). It has a maximum depth of 65 ft (17m) and an elevation above sea level of 177 ft (54m).
Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking".
Loughrigg Tarn
Loughrigg Tarn is a small, natural lake in the Lake District, Cumbria. Situated north of Windermere, just north of the village of Skelwith Bridge, and at the foot of Loughrigg Fell. "Loughrigg Tarn" is a bit of a tautology, since "loughrigg" means "ridge of the lough (lake)" and "tarn" is also the name of a body of water. Loughrigg Tarn was a favoured place of William Wordsworth, who, in his Epistle to Sir George Howland Beaumont Bart, likened it to “Diana’s Looking-glass...
Grasmere (lake)
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. The lake is 1680yd (1540m) long and 700yd (640m) wide, covering an area of 0.24mi² (0.62km²). It has a maximum depth of 70ft (21m) and an elevation above sea level of 208ft (62m).
St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
St Oswald's Church, Grasmere, is located in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, 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. It is notable for its associations with the poet, William Wordsworth and his family, and for its annual ceremony of rushbearing.
Alcock Tarn
Alcock Tarn is a lake in Cumbria, England. It is located high in the fells on Heron Pike, roughly a mile and a half east of Grasmere.
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Little Langdale: Ambleside − The Three Shires Inn, Little Langdale (source)
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