High Wray
in Cumbria of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
54.391 and -2.968 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 54° 23' 27" and W -2° 58' 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: 02:43 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:17 am and 8:59 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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: 2024-05-08 08:04:21

Delve into High Wray

High Wray in Cumbria (England) is located in United Kingdom about 232 mi (or 373 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in High Wray is now 02:43 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to High Wray, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Barrow Walney Island Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 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 121 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 92 mi (or 121 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, 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 / 60 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 56 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 78%
Air Pressure 1027 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Thursday, 9th of May 2024

17°C (62 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Friday, 10th of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

20°C (68 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Ees Wyke Country House

Address
2,6 mi
Near Sawrey
LA22 0JZ Hawkshead
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Cuckoo Brow Inn

Address
2,8 mi
Far Sawrey
LA22 0LQ Ambleside
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Cragwood Country House Hotel

Address
1,3 mi
Ecclerigg
LA23 1LQ Windermere
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 23:59
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:59


Merewood Country House Hotel Ambleside Road

Address
1,5 mi
Ecclerigg
LA23 1LH Windermere
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 0:00


Sun Inn

Address
1,7 mi
Main Street
LA22 0NT Ambleside
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


AMBLESIDE SALUTATION HOTEL

Address
2,4 mi
LAKE ROAD
LA22 9BX Ambleside
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel

Address
1,9 mi
Holbeck Lane
LA23 1LU Windermere
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Brathay Lodge

Address
2,5 mi
Rothay Rd
LA22 0EE Ambleside
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Firgarth - Adults Only

Address
2,3 mi
Ambleside Road
LA23 1EU Windermere
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hapimag Brunside Park Apartments

Address
2,9 mi
Kendal ROAD
LA23 3EW Windermere
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 17:00
Reception
Weekday: 9:00 - 18:00
Weekend: 9:00 - 17:00 (lunchbreak: 19:00 - 9:30)


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Feeding Birds on Lake Windemere, Ambleside, Cumbria, England - 11th March, 2014

Published: May 11, 2014
Length: 58:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Moss Travel TV

This is a very simple video that I took whilst sat besides Lake Windemere outside of Ambleside Youth Hostel. I had some spare bread, so I just sat there alone happily throwing it to the birds...


Wray Castle NT & Ambleside 2013

Published: May 12, 2013
Length: 54:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: chaldon2view

Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building built in 1840 by the retired Liverpool surgeon Dr James Dawson. The house and grounds have belonged to the National Trust since 1929 and this...


Ambleside (Windermere) a walk to the lakeside

Published: July 24, 2010
Length: 16:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Kevin Hawkey

See the entire trip at http://www.everytrail.com. Ambleside (Windermere) a walk from the town centre to the lakside and back.


Lake District 1984

Published: January 29, 2011
Length: 40:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: collieultimo

Visit to the Lake district Dezember 1984. Day trip starting at Lake Ullswater, pass by Brothers Water, over the Kirkstone Pass, down to Ambleside at Lake Windermere and a visit to Tarn Hows...


Arrow 19: The Lake District

Published: April 20, 2013
Length: 36:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: bonearrowgroup

The Arrow Group explore the delights of the Lake District in their annual holiday fest trip out from the asylum.


Waterhead Otters Part 1

Published: February 15, 2011
Length: 23:48 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Fraser39

Underneath the pier at Waterhead Ambleside lives a family of Otters - a mother and two cubs...


Wray Castle in 4K

Published: December 16, 2014
Length: 46:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: UsefulWisdom

Wray Castle is a Grade 2 Star listed building in the English Lake District, near Ambleside in the County of Cumbria. This video gives some interesting facts about this Victorian neo-gothic...


A drive through windermere to bowness and lake

Published: July 06, 2011
Length: 31:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: imamocah

v w t 2 camper what an experience the only way to travel.


Holbeck Ghyll

Published: December 06, 2012
Length: 54:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Pride of Britain Hotels

A look inside the stunning Holbeck Ghyll, located in the Lake District. Voted Editor's Choice for Country House Hotel by The Good Hotel Guide http://www.prideofbritainhotels.com/holbeck_ghyll.


CAMPING AT LOW WRAY

Published: October 21, 2008
Length: 31:06 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: thedans857

Me and Lucy camping at Low Wray campsite near Ambleside in the Lake District.


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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.

Beatrix Potter Gallery

The Beatrix Potter Gallery is a gallery run by the National Trust and situated in a 17th-century Lake District townhouse in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England, and dedicated to presenting original book illustrations by Beatrix Potter. On display are original sketches and watercolours painted by Potter for her children stories as well as artifacts and information relating to her life and work. The display changes annually.

Located at 54.3752, -2.99828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Art museums and galleries in Cumbria, Beatrix Potter, National Trust properties in Cumbria, Museums in Cumbria

Stagshaw Garden

Stagshaw Garden is a woodland garden situated in Ambleside, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The garden is noted for its shrubs, including rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias. 40x40px Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Stagshaw Garden

Located at 54.4182, -2.9561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
National Trust properties in Cumbria, Gardens in Cumbria

Wray Castle

Wray Castle was built as a large private house at Claife in the English county of Cumbria, in the Gothic Revival style in 1840. In its lifetime, the castle has been used for a variety of purposes, including as a training centre, and is now a National Trust property open to the public during the visitor season from April to early November; for information on opening times and dates see the National Trust website.

Located at 54.4003, -2.96417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Country houses in Cumbria, Visitor attractions in Cumbria, Mock castles in England

Langdale Chase

Langdale Chase consists of six acres of landscaped gardens sloping from the Langdale Chase Hotel to the shore of Windermere in Cumbria, in the Lake District of north west England. The Hotel was built as a private house in the late 18th century for a wealthy Manchester business family. The gardens were planned and laid out by Thomas Hayton Mawson, a landscape architect of international distinction, who was also responsible for the gardens at the Peace Palace in the Hague.

Located at 54.406, -2.946 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Country houses in Cumbria, Visitor attractions in Cumbria, Geography of Cumbria, Gardens in Cumbria

Clappersgate

Clappersgate is a village in the South Lakeland District, in the county of Cumbria. Clappersgate is located on the B5286 road and on the River Brathay. It is near the town of Ambleside.

Located at 54.423, -2.9777 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Cumbria

Moss Eccles Tarn

Moss Eccles Tarn is a tarn on Claife Heights, near Near Sawrey in the Lake District, Cumbria. It is currently owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and known as an attractive tarn for fishing and walking. It is known for its association with Beatrix Potter – she owned the tarn and donated it to the National Trust after her death, and it served as inspiration for some of her stories.

Located at 54.363, -2.968 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Cumbria, Beatrix Potter, National Trust properties in Cumbria

Holy Trinity Church, Brathay

Holy Trinity Church, Brathay, is located in Bog Lane in the village of Brathay, 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 building has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.

Located at 54.4211, -2.9844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Church of England churches in Cumbria, Diocese of Carlisle, Grade II listed churches, Grade II listed buildings in Cumbria, Romanesque Revival architecture in England, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Religious buildings completed in 1836, Austin and Paley buildings

Latterbarrow

Latterbarrow is a hill in the English Lake District, east of Hawkshead, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 803 feet and is surmounted by a monument, but Wainwright, unusually, makes no comment on the monument's age or purpose, merely mentioning this "... elegant obelisk being prominently in view from Hawkshead and the Ambleside district.

Located at 54.3839, -2.97528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fells of the Lake District

capture of the webcam Bowness-on-Windermere: Lake Windermere Ferry Crossing

Bowness-on-Windermere: Lake Windermere Ferry Crossing, Bowness-on-Windermere (source)

capture of the webcam Ambleside: Fairfield Horseshoe

Ambleside: Fairfield Horseshoe, Ambleside (source)

capture of the webcam Troutbeck: Windermere − Low Wood Bay

Troutbeck: Windermere − Low Wood Bay, Troutbeck (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Wray, High Wray